Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 106 (Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, 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-7 (1966), which designated Cape Hallett, Victoria Land as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 7;
- Recommendation XIII-13 (1985), which revised the description and boundaries of SPA 7;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 7 as ASPA 106;
- Measures 1 (2002), 5 (2010) and 6 (2015), which adopted revised Management Plans for the Area;

Recalling that Recommendations IV-7 (1966) and XIII-13 (1985) were designated as no longer effective by Measure 5 (2010);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 106;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 106 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 106 (Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 106 annexed to Measure 6 (2015) be revoked.