Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 105 (Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea): 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-5 (1966), which designated Beaufort Island, Ross Sea as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 5;
- Measure 1 (1997), which annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 5 as ASPA 105;
- Measures 2 (2003), 4 (2010) and 5 (2015), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 105;
Recalling that Recommendation IV-5 (1966) was designated as no longer effective by Measure 4 (2010);
Recalling that Measure 1 (1997) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 4 (2010);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 105;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 105 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 105 (Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 105 annexed to Measure 5 (2015) be revoked.