Conservation tourism has benefited sea turtle programs and local communities in a few places, yet it remains relatively underused as a sea turtle conservation methodology. As sea turtle tourism grows, it is important for projects to ensure that sea turtle viewing is carried out in a responsible way. The following best practices can help ensure success in developing or growing a conservation tourism program

Bycatch in Japanese pound nets represents a major obstacle to the recovery of the endangered North Pacific loggerhead population. Taking advantage of trapped loggerheads’ tendency to search the roof of pound nets, Japanese researchers devised a creative solution to help decrease turtle mortality in this type of fishing gear.

The following list was published in The State of the World's Sea Turtles Report Vol. 7 in 2012 and identifies the 12 most healthiest sea turtle populations in the world. This analysis was made possible by the priority-setting efforts of the Burning Issues (BI) Working Group of the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group, which created a framework for delineating sea turtle populations globally (RMU's) and then evaluated, compared, and organized sea turtle RMU's within the context of a conservation "priorities portfolio".