At the 2003 meeting of the Commission, the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Advisory Subgroup on Protected Areas were endorsed by the Commission (CCAMLR XXII (paragraph 4.26). One task, which was directed to the intersessional work of the Subgroup, was TOR (ii) “to revise and keep under review, as appropriate, guidelines for the production of maps of protected areas relevant to CCAMLR”. The following revision of Conservation measure 91- 01, Annex 91-01/A (2000) addresses the topic of maps. Changes were made to section A2 (Maps).
The Subgroup on Area Protection has had the opportunity to review the map guidelines produced by the Antarctic Treaty’s Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP) entitled “Guidance Notes for Producing Maps for Inclusion in Management Plans” (Report of CEP-1 Appendix 3). These guidelines provided an excellent framework for map production and were used as a starting point. Also, other items specific to CEMP sites and marine areas were included in the following revision of guidelines. The revision of the CEMP site mapping guidelines includes, for example, the addition of recommendations for including or identifying specific essential map and topographical features, natural features, anthropogenic features, boundary delineation, and general guidelines for improving map quality (i.e., verifying boundaries using GPS, using SCAR approved legend symbols, etc.).