Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 145 (Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland 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 XIV-5 (1987) which designated Port Foster, Deception Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 27 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
Resolution 3 (1996) and Measure 2 (2000), which extended the date of expiry of the Management Plan for SSSI 27;
Decision 1 (2002) which renamed and renumbered SSSI 27 as ASPA 145;
Measure 3 (2005), which incorporated ASPA 145 into Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 4 (Deception Island) and adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 145;

Recalling that Recommendation XIV-5 (1987) was designated as no longer current by Measure 13 (2014);

Recalling that Resolution 3 (1996) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 145;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 145 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 145 (Port Foster, Deception Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 145 annexed to Measure 3 (2005) be revoked.