The sea-turtle conservation programme was started in Con Dao since mid-1980s. In more than 30 years of implementation, Con Dao national park now has a comprehensive programme of different activities that includes:

• Breeding ground surveys and monitoring
• Law enforcement: protection/patrolling
• Support breeding activities: remove eggs to the hatcheries (support incubation), releasing baby turtles to the sea
• Communication and education programme for different target groups, including local schools and fishermen, and visitors

By 2020, outcomes of this programme include:

• Identify and protect 17 breading grounds (beaches) in the islands
• In 2020, c. 750 mother turtles were recorded breeding from January to November (mostly from May to October).
• 2,395 hatches (227,858 eggs) were removed to the hatcheries, 2,195 hatches were hatched, 171,949 baby turtles were released to the sea. (197 hatches with 17,139 eggs are still incubation at the time of documentation).
• Communication campaigns were organized with army, police, district offices, schools, fisher communities, and visitors.
• Collaborate with private sector (Six Senses) to establish a new breeding ground and hatchery in Dat Doc beach.
• Collaborate with IUCN to conduct 4 courses for volunteers to support sea-turtle conservation in Con Dao.