Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 117 (Avian Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula): Revised Management Plan

The Representatives,

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


Recalling

· Recommendation XV-6 (1989), which designated Avian Island, North-West Marguerite Bay as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 30 and annexed a Management Plan for the site;
· Recommendation XVI-4 (1991), which redesignated SSSI 30 as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 21 and annexed a revised Management Plan for the Area;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 21 as ASPA 117;
· Measures 1 (2002) and 2 (2013), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 117;


Recalling that Recommendations XV-6 (1989) and XVI -4 (1991) did not become effective and were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 117;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 117 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 on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:

That:

1. the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 117 (Avian Island, Marguerite Bay, Antarctic Peninsula), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 117 annexed to Measure 2 (2013) be revoked.