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 XVI-2 (1991), which designated Lions Rump, King George Island, South Shetland Islands as Site of Special Interest (“SSSI”) No 34 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
· Measure 1 (2000), which annexed a revised Management Plan for SSSI 34;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 23 as ASPA 151;
· Measure 11 (2013), which adopted a revised Management Plan;
Recalling that Measure 1 (2000) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Decision 3 (2017);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 151;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 151 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 151 (Lions Rump, 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 151 annexed to Measure 11 (2013) be revoked.