REVIEW OF SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS

The Representatives,

Recalling Recommendations III-VIII and VII-2;

Conscious of the need to revise the list of Specially Protected Areas in Annex B of the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora in the light of experience;

Recalling the criteria established by paragraph 1 of Recommendation VII-2 for the selection of Specially Protected Areas;

Noting with appreciation the response of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) to paragraph 2 of Recommendation VII-2;

Recommend to their Governments that:

1. The following Recommendations, recommending certain defined areas for inclusion in Annex B, Specially Protected Areas, of the Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora, be terminated:

(a) Recommendation IV-6 (Specially Protected Areas: Cape Crozier, Ross Island)
(b) Recommendation IV-10 (Specially Protected Areas: Byers Peninsula)
(c) Recommendation IV-12 (Specially Protected Areas: Fildes Peninsula)
(d) Recommendation V-5 (Specially Protected Areas: Fildes Peninsula);

2. The numbers 6, 10 and 12 in Annex B of the Agreed Measures should not be used for other Specially Protected Areas.