Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 1 (Admiralty Bay, King George Island): Revised Management Plan

The Representatives,

Recalling Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (“ASMA”) and approval of Management Plans for those Areas;

Recalling
Recommendation X-5 (1979), which designated the Western shore of Admiralty Bay as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 8, and Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered the Site as Antarctic Specially Protected Area (“ASPA”) No 128;
Recommendation XIII-16 (1985), which added Historic Site and Monument (“HSM”) No 51 Puchalski Grave to the List of Historic Sites and Monuments (“the List”);
Measure 2 (2006) which designated Admiralty Bay, King George Island as ASMA 1, within which ASPA 128 and HSM 51 are located, and adopted a Management Plan for the Area;
Measure 14 (2014), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASMA 1;

Noting Measure 4 (2014), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 128;

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASMA 1;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASMA 1 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 Managed Area No 1 (Admiralty Bay, King George Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 1 annexed to Measure 14 (2014) be revoked.