Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 103 (Ardery Island and Odbert Island, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, East Antarctica): 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-3 (1966), which designated Ardery Island and Odbert Island, Budd Coast as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 3;

Recommendation XVII-2 (1992), which adopted a Management Plan for the Area;

Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 3 as ASPA 103;

Measures 2 (2005), 3 (2010), 3 (2015) and 4 (2021), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 103;

Recalling that Recommendation IV-2 (1966) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);

Recalling also that Recommendation XVII-2 (1992) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 1 (2010);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 103;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 103 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 103 (Ardery Island and Odbert Island, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land, East Antarctica), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 103 annexed to Measure 4 (2021) be revoked.