五国之间的这个协定,被视为通向更宽泛的国际协议的第一步,该协议将保护开阔水域,直到那里的鱼类资源得到更加充分的研究,比如北极鳕鱼。
The agreement among the five countries is seen as a first step to a broader international accord to protect the open water until the fish stocks there , like Arctic cod , can be more fully studied .