Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 102 (Rookery Islands, Holme Bay, Mac.Robertson Land): 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 IV-2 (1966), which designated Rookery Islands, Holme Bay as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 2;
- Recommendation XVII-2 (1992), which adopted a Management Plan for the Area;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 2 as ASPA 102;
- Measures 2 (2005), 2 (2010) and 2 (2015), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 102;
Recalling that Recommendation XVII-2 (1992) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 1 (2010);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 102;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 102 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 102 (Rookery Islands, Holme Bay, Mac.Robertson Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 102 annexed to Measure 2 (2015) be revoked.