Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 115 (Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land): 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-11 (1985), which designated Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 19 and annexed a map of the Area;
Recommendation XVI-6 (1991), which annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
Measure 1 (2000), which annexed a revised Management Plan for SPA 19;
Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 19 as ASPA 115;
Measures 5 (2012) and 4 (2017), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 115;

Recalling that Recommendation XVI-6 (1991) and Measure 1 (2000) did not become effective and were withdrawn by Decision 3 (2017);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 115;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 115 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 115 (Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 115 annexed to Measure 4 (2017) be revoked.