International community’s efforts to mitigate sea turtle bycatch and status of implementing relevant measures by Korean tuna longline fishery

Longline fishery targeting tunas and tuna-like species is known to produce a significant amount of catch not only for the target species, but also ecologically related like sharks, marine turtles, sea birds mammals. Recognizing this seriousness, tuna regional fisheries management organizations (t-RFMOs) have established conservation measures (CMMs) reduce bycatch and/or interaction with ecosystem vulnerable including turtles are obliged implement mitigation guidelines on safe release their member countries. Along development strengthening those measures, various case studies been conducting verify effectiveness species. This study examines background progress developing CMMs t-RFMOs regulation programs United States which recently become one main issues, reviews turtle find out reducing rate impacts fisheries. In order respond consultation process certification determination States, it was confirmed current status implementation conducted by Korean longline based scientific observer data survey captains. Even though all fleets belong deep-set (100–300 m), subject obligation they voluntarily implementing both use circle hook whole finfish bait, regardless RFMO’s Convention area operate. And national regulatory prevention adopted Republic Korea seems be comparable in that Stated. However, needs take preemptive establishing sustainable fisheries, protection environment, as stronger requests anticipated made international community matter.