Summary
This letter briefly outlines actions taken by the five tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) to reduce sea turtle bycatch in tuna and tuna-like fisheries. Recent initiatives include impact assessments, bycatch mitigation measures for pelagic fisheries, identification of sea turtle bycatch patterns in longline and perse seine tuna fisheries, and a joint tuna RFMO Bycatch Working Group meeting that took place in December 2019.