Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 7 (Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin): Revised Management Plan
The Representatives,

Recalling Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (“ASMA”) and the approval of Management Plans for those Areas;

Recalling
· Measure 1 (2008), which designated Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin as Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 7 and annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
· Measures 2 (2009) and 14 (2010), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASMA 7;

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASMA 7;

Noting Measure 6 (2014) concerning Antarctic Specially Protected Area (“ASPA”) No 139 (Biscoe Point, Anvers Island), which is located within ASMA 7;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASMA 7 with the revised Management Plan;

Recommend 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 Managed Area No 7 (Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 7 annexed to Measure 14 (2010) be revoked.