Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 111 (Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands, 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-15 (1966), which designated Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands, South Orkney Islands as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 15 and annexed a map of the Area;
Recommendation XVI-6 (1991), which annexed a Management Plan for SPA 15;
Measure 1 (1995), which annexed a modified description and a revised Management Plan for SPA 15;
Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 15 as ASPA 111;
Measures 3 (2012) and 3 (2017), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 111;

Recalling that Recommendation XVI-6 (1991) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Decision 3 (2017) and Measure 1 (1995) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 3 (2012);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 111;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 111 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 111 (Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands, South Orkney Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 111 annexed to Measure 3 (2017) be revoked.