Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 124 (Cape Crozier, Ross Island): 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-6 (1966), which designated Cape Crozier, Ross Island as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 6 and annexed a map for the Area;

Recommendation VIII-2 (1975), which terminated Recommendation IV-6 (1966);

Recommendation VIII-4 (1975), which designated Cape Crozier, Ross Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 4 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;

Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and XVI-7 (1991) and Measure 3 (2001), which extended the expiry date for SSSI 4;

Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 4 as ASPA 124;

Measures 1 (2002), 7 (2008), 3 (2014) and 9 (2022), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 124;


Recalling that Recommendations VIII-2 (1975), X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and XVI-7 (1991) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);

Recalling that Measure 3 (2001) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 4 (2011);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 124;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 124 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 124 (Cape Crozier, Ross Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 124 annexed to Measure 9 (2022) be revoked.