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the Indian Ocean and South East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, the Declaration on Strategic Action Programme for the Arafura and Timor Seas Ecosystems Action, Torres Strait Treaty, and the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia relating to Cooperation in Fisheries, signed 22 April 2992, [1993] ATS 18 (entered into force 29 May 1993).
In 2014, the CMS unanimously adopted the Single Species Action Plan for the Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) in the South Pacific Ocean. Although not legally binding, this agreement provides a framework for range states to implement management actions to address the decline of loggerhead turtles in the south Pacific.

Table 3. Global conservation status of marine turtles under international instruments
Instrument       Species
                 Green            Loggerhead       Flatback        Hawksbill              Olive ridley     Leatherback
CITES Appendix#  Appendix I       Appendix I       Appendix I      Appendix I             Appendix I       Appendix I
CMS Appendix^    Appendix I & II  Appendix I & II  Appendix II     Appendix I & II        Appendix I & II  Appendix I & II
IUCN Status§     Endangered       Vulnerable       Data Deficient  Critically Endangered  Vulnerable       Vulnerable

# CITES: Appendix I lists species that are threatened with/or in danger of extinction through trade.
^ CMS: Appendix I lists species that are threatened with/or in danger of extinction. Appendix II lists species that have an unfavourable conservation status.
§ The IUCN listing reflects the global status of the species, noting that some species are also listed on a regional management unit basis.

The Australian Government also actively engages in Regional Fishery Management Organisations with, amongst other objectives, the goal of minimising the impacts of international fisheries on non-target threatened and migratory species such as marine turtles.
The Australian Government engages on climate change issues through fora such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

2.2 National legislation and conservation status of marine turtle species
All six species of marine turtle found in Australian waters are listed as threatened, migratory and marine under the EPBC Act. Under Part 13 of the EPBC Act it is an offence to kill, injure, take, trade, keep or move listed species in a Commonwealth area, unless the person taking the action holds a permit under the EPBC Act or the activity is carried out in accordance with a state/territory or Commonwealth fishery plan of management accredited by the Commonwealth Minister responsible for the administration of the EPBC Act. In addition, it is an offence under Part 3 of the EPBC Act to take an action that will have a significant impact on listed species anywhere in Australia unless approved under Part 9. Actions likely to have a significant impact on a marine turtle species