Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 109 (Moe Island, South Orkney Islands): 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-13 (1966), which designated Moe Island, South Orkney Islands as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 13 and annexed a map of the Area;
Recommendation XVI-6 (1991), which annexed a revised description of SPA 13 and a Management Plan for the Area;
Measure 1 (1995), which annexed a revised description and a revised Management Plan for SPA 13;
Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 13 as ASPA 109;
Measures 1 (2007), 1 (2012) and 1 (2017), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 109;

Recalling
Recommendation IV-13 (1966) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Resolution 9 (1995) was designated as no longer current by Resolution 1 (2008);
Recommendation XVI-6 (1991) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Decision 3 (2017); and
Measure 1 (1995) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 3 (2012);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 109;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 109 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:

the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 109 (Moe Island, South Orkney Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 109 annexed to Measure 1 (2017) be revoked.