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FECOP, Billfish Conservation Project and Provimagua (Guatemala) sign cooperation agreement to promote responsible tourist fishing in the isthmus

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Responsible tourist fishing contributes to conserving the rich marine landscape of the Central American region. In the recent meeting agenda for the Central America and the…

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FECOP, Billfish Conservation Project y Provimagua firman acuerdo de cooperación para impulsar la pesca turística en el istmo

Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on whatsapp Whatsapp Share on email Email La pesca turística responsable contribuye a conservar el rico paisaje marino de la región…

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Sport Fishing Tourism in Costa Rica gets a win….Maybe

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print Thanks to public pressure from Congresswoman Kattia Cambronero and FECOP, the sport fishing lobby group in Costa Rica, the country´s fisheries governing board, Incopesca reacted…

Decisiones de manejo pesquero sin criterio técnico pueden afectar actividades de economía azul en Costa Rica

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Este jueves en el plenario legislativo, la diputada Kattia Cambronero denunció que el Incopesca suspendió otra prohibición pesquera sin estudios técnicos. Se interrumpió la prohibición de pescar…

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Devastating News for Costa Rican Sport Fishing and Tourism

WhatsApp Facebook Twitter INCOPESCA (the Fishery governing entity in Costa Rica) demonstrated once again their disdain for the sport fishing / tourist sector. The sport fishing /tourist fishing sector is…

¿ Pesca de atún de cerco amenaza a los delfines en Costa Rica?

Damián Martínez-Fernández Director de Conservación y Política Pública de la Federación Costarricense de Pesca FECOP. Costa Rica tiene un largo historial de acciones y normas que protegen a los mamíferos…

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Fishing Costa Rica… Making Lemonade out of Lemons

WhatsApp Facebook X Email A rainy day turns into an inshore fishing extravaganza in Southern Costa Rica Diego Torian visited Costa Rica again recently to film another episode of his…

Costa Rica’s New Sailfish Ruling, Conservation or Smoke and Mirrors?

New ruling to reduce sailfish bycatch not all that it appears The Casa Presidencial recently announced a ruling by INCOPESCA of a reduction in the amount of incidental catch allowed…

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Costa Rica’s Women’s Nautical School: promoting labor inclusion for women in Guanacaste

Costa Rica’s Women’s Nautical School: promoting labor inclusion for women in Guanacaste By Ileana Fernandez December 13, 2022 Women’s Nautical School is a project led by Jokselin López and her…

Fighting Illegal Fishing in Costa Rica With Virtual Reality

By Ileana Fernandez FECOP organized a training course for approximately thirty officials using virtual reality technologies. The main objective was to raise awareness and training personnel on applying the Fisheries…