Adoption of Management Plan for ASPA 104 (Sabrina Island)

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 104 (Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands): 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-4 (1966), which designated Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands, as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 4 and annexed a map for the site;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 4 as Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 104;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a Management Plan for ASPA 104;

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 Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 104 (Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved.
2. Recommendation IV-4: Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands shall cease to be effective.