Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 134 (Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula): 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 XIII-8 (1985), which designated Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 15 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
- Resolution 7 (1995), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 15;
- Measure 3 (1997), which annexed a revised Management Plan for SSSI 15;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 15 as ASPA 134;
- Measures 1 (2006) and 5 (2013), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 134;
Recalling that Resolution 7 (1995) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 3 (1997) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 6 (2011);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 134;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 134 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 134 (Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 134 annexed to Measure 5 (2013) be revoked.