Secretariat of the Antarctic Treaty

Measure 9 (2021) - ATCM XLIII - CEP XXIII, Paris

  • Subject

    Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 (Cape Royds, Ross Island): Revised Management Plan

  • Status

    Effective 22/09/2021 (Fast Approval)

  • Category

    Area protection and management

  • Topics

    - Cape Royds (ASPA 121)

  • Attachments

  • Relevant Final Report paragraph

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Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 (Cape Royds, Ross Island): 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 VIII-4 (1975), which designated Cape Royds, Ross Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 1 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
- Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), Resolution 7 (1995) and Measure 2 (2000), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 1;
- Recommendation XIII-9 (1985), which annexed a revised Management Plan for SSSI 1;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 1 as ASPA 121;
- Measures 1 (2002), 5 (2009) and 2 (2014), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 121;

Recalling that Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-9 (1985) and Resolution 7 (1995) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 2 (2000) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 5 (2009);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 121;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 121 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 121 (Cape Royds, Ross Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 annexed to Measure 2 (2014) be revoked.