A 1906 Australian claim on as much as 80% of the waters has since been softened by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two governments, recognizing some traditional fishing rights.
1906年にオーストラリアが80％の海域を求めた主張は、伝統的な漁業権を認める両政府間の覚書（MOU)ができて以来、弱まっている。