MOU Box

The MOU Box, or sometimes the MOU 74 Box, refers to a tract of marine waters in the Timor Sea, lying within Australia's exclusive economic zone, that is subject to a 1974 memorandum of understanding (MoU), and subsequent agreements, between Australia and Indonesia relating to traditional fishing rights. The MOU Box covers an area of about 50,000 km (19,000 sq mi), including the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Browse Island, and Scott and Seringapatam Reefs. Australia declared a marine protected area around Ashmore Island in 1983, and around Cartier Island in 2000.