Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 (Cape Royds, 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 VIII-4 (1975), which designated Cape Royds, Ross Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 1 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;

Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), Resolution 7 (1995) and Measure 2 (2000), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 1;

Recommendation XIII-9 (1985), which annexed a revised Management Plan for SSSI 1;

Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 1 as ASPA 121;

Measures 1 (2002), 5 (2009), 2 (2014) and 9 (2021), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 121;


Recalling that Recommendations X-6 (1979), XII-5 (1983), XIII-9 (1985) and Resolution 7 (1995) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);

Recalling that Measure 2 (2000) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 5 (2009);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 121;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 121 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 121 (Cape Royds, Ross Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 annexed to Measure 9 (2021) be revoked.