Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 125 (Fildes Peninsula, King George 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 IV-12 (1966), which designated Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 12;
Recommendation V-5 (1968), which revised the description of SPA 12;
Recommendation VIII-2 (1975), which terminated Recommendations V-5 and IV-12;
Recommendation VIII-4 (1975), which renamed and renumbered SPA 12 as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 5 and annexed a management plan for the Site;
Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985), XVI-7 (1991) and Measure 3 (2001), which extended the expiry date for SSSI 5;
Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 5 as ASPA 125;
Measure 4 (2005), which extended the expiry date of ASPA 125;
Measure 6 (2009), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 125;
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that Recommendations VIII-2 (1975), X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985) and XVI-7 (1991) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 3 (2001) has not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 4 (2011);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 125;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 125 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 125 (Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 125 annexed to Measure 6 (2009) be revoked.
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-12 (1966), which designated Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 12;
Recommendation V-5 (1968), which revised the description of SPA 12;
Recommendation VIII-2 (1975), which terminated Recommendations V-5 and IV-12;
Recommendation VIII-4 (1975), which renamed and renumbered SPA 12 as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 5 and annexed a management plan for the Site;
Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-7 (1985), XVI-7 (1991) and Measure 3 (2001), which extended the expiry date for SSSI 5;
Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 5 as ASPA 125;
Measure 4 (2005), which extended the expiry date of ASPA 125;
Measure 6 (2009), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 125;
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) has 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 125;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 125 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 125 (Fildes Peninsula, King George Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 125 annexed to Measure 6 (2009) be revoked.
