Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 140
(Parts of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands):
Revised Management Plan

The Representatives,
Recalling Articles 3, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (“the Protocol”) providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (“ASPA”) and approval of Management Plans for those Areas;

Recalling

· Recommendation XIII-8 (1985), which designated Shores of Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 21 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;

· Resolution 7 (1995) and Measure 2 (2000), which extended the expiry date for SSSI 21;

· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 21 as ASPA 140;

· Measures 3 (2005) and 8 (2012), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 140;


Recalling that Resolution 7 (1995) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011) and that Measure 2 (2000) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 5 (2009);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 140;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 140 with the revised Management Plan;

Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Annex V to the Protocol:
That:
1. the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 140 (Parts of Deception Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 140 annexed to Measure 8 (2012) be revoked.