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Measure 2 (2003)

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Antarctic Protected Area System:

Management Plans for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas

The Representatives

Recalling Resolution 1 (1998) of XXIV ATCM allocating responsibility among Consultative Parties for the revision of Management Plans for protected areas;

Noting that the draft Management Plans annexed to this Measure have been endorsed by the Committee for Environmental Protection and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research;

Recognising that these Areas support outstanding natural features and biota of scientific interest;

Recommend that their Governments, in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, approve the Management Plans, annexed to this Measure, for the following sites:

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 105, Beaufort Island, Ross Sea;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 114, Northern Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 118, Cryptogam Ridge, Mt Melbourne, North Victoria Land and summit of Mt Melbourne, North Victoria Land;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 135, North-East Bailey Peninsula, Budd Coast, Wilkes Land;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 143, Marine Plain, Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 152, Western Bransfield Strait, Antarctic Peninsula;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 153, Eastern Dallmann Bay, Antarctic Peninsula;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 154, Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 156, Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Ross Sea;

Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 160, Frazier Islands, Wilkes Land;Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 161, Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea.

Note: The Management Plan s for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas Nos 106, 114, 118, 135, 143 and 152 were reproduced in SCAR Bulletin No 151 (October 2003). Summaries of the Management Plans for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas, nos 153, 154, 156, 160 and 161 are reproduced here in abbreviated form due to limitations of space.

The full Management Plans may be found on the CEP website at:
http://www.cep.aq/default.asp?casid=10278