Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 128 (Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George 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, providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (“ASPA”) and approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling
· Recommendation X-5 (1979), which designated the Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 8 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
· Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and Resolution 7 (1995), which extended the expiry date for SSSI 8;
· Measure 1 (2000), which adopted a revised Management Plan for SSSI 8;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 8 as ASPA 128;
· Measure 2 (2006), which designated Admiralty Bay, King George Island as Antarctic Specially Managed Area (“ASMA”) No 1, within which ASPA 128 is located;
· Measure 4 (2014), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 128;
Recalling that Recommendations X-15 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and Resolution 7 (1995) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 1 (2000) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Decision 3 (2017);
Noting Measure 14 (2014), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASMA 1;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 128;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 128 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 128 (Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 128 annexed to Measure 4 (2014) be revoked.
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 X-5 (1979), which designated the Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 8 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
· Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and Resolution 7 (1995), which extended the expiry date for SSSI 8;
· Measure 1 (2000), which adopted a revised Management Plan for SSSI 8;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 8 as ASPA 128;
· Measure 2 (2006), which designated Admiralty Bay, King George Island as Antarctic Specially Managed Area (“ASMA”) No 1, within which ASPA 128 is located;
· Measure 4 (2014), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 128;
Recalling that Recommendations X-15 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and Resolution 7 (1995) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 1 (2000) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Decision 3 (2017);
Noting Measure 14 (2014), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASMA 1;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 128;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 128 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 128 (Western shore of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 128 annexed to Measure 4 (2014) be revoked.
