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SCAR Bulletin 150, July 2003

Twenty-fifth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting
Warsaw, Poland, 10–20 September 2002

Decisions, Resolutions and Measures

MEASURE 1 (2002)
Antarctic Protected Area System: Management Plans for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas

The Representatives,
Recalling Resolution 1 (1998) allocating responsibility among Consultative Parties for the revision of Management Plans for Protected areas;
Noting that the draft Management Plans appended to this Measure have been endorsed by the Committee for Environmentqal Protection and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR);
Recognizing that these Areas support outstanding natural features and biota of scientific interest;
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 the Management Plans for the following sites:

• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 106, Cape Hallett, Northern Victoria Land, Ross Sea;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 107, Emperor Island, Dion Islands;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 108, Green Island, Berthelot Islands;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 117, Avian Island, Marguerite Bay;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 Cape Royds, Ross Island;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 123, Barwick and Balham Valleys, South Victoria Land
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 124, Cape Crozier, Ross Island;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 126, Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 130, “Tramway Ridge”, Mount Erebus, Ross Island;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 137, Northwest White Island, McMurdo Sound;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 147, Ablation Point – Ganymede Heights;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 148, Mount Flora, Hope Bay;
• Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 157, Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island

and which are annexed to this Measure, be adopted.

That the management plan for Cape Royds, Ross Island (ASPA No 121) be approved by the ATCM subject to the agreement by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
Note: A summary of the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 106 was reproduced in SCAR Bulletin No 148 (January 2003). The Management Plans for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, nos 107, 108, 117, 121, 123, 124, and 126 are reproduced here.

Management Plan Bibliography Annex
ASPA 107 Bibliography  Annex1
ASPA 108 Bibliography none
ASPA 117 Bibliography Annex 1
ASPA 121 n/a n/a
ASPA 123 n/a n/a
ASPA 124 n/a n/a
ASPA 126 Bibliography Annex 1

The Management Plans may be found on the CEP website at:
http://www.cep.aq/default.asp?casid=5132