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Naufragan millones de dólares en el mar: el desalentador rumbo del proyecto de pesca sostenible en Costa Rica

Por Damián Martínez Fernández Director de conservación y política pública, Federación Costarricense de Pesca FECOP Estamos en una encrucijada crítica para el futuro de la pesca en Costa Rica, y…

Guatemala Conservation Meeting Leads to Bucket List Fishing Trip

Costa Rica should pay attention to the way Guatemala protects sailfish from commercialization and its affect on sport fishing tourism in the country Due to smart billfish conservation, Guatemala is…

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…

sailfish and marlin tagging map
Sailfish and Blue Marlin Tag Data Maps and Infographics

Facts, Sources and Infographics Link to full PDF in English and Español Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans) Current all tackle record: 1376 lbs (624.14 kg) (IFGA) What is their average size…

Costa Rica's two oceans
Costa Rica’s Two Oceans: One Big, Dysfunctional Family

Dysfunctional Family: Breaking down the diverse group of entities who govern, use and protect Costa Rica’s fisheries Todd Staley July 15, 2021 Costa Rica is bordered on two sides by…

Fecop Friends of Conservation

Show your customers that your business supports sustainable sport fishing practices and ocean resource management in Costa Rica To get a FREE listing with link to your site on our…

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Costa Rica retrasa protección de delfines

FECOP, la Federación Costarricense de Pesca, expresó su decepción por el retraso de una reforma de la ley de atún que habría brindado una mejor protección a los delfines y…

local girl catches roosterfish
Local Girl Catches Big Roosterfish in Costa Rica

Local Girl Experiences the Thrill of Catching a Roosterfish in Costa Rica Fishing during the Covid19 Pandemic in Costa Rica Although sport fishing tourism has all but dried up in…

Costa Rica Fishing Tournament
New Women’s Tournament to Fight Child Trafficking

Quepos Hosts Women’s Fishing Tournament in Quepos, Costa Rica This Week For the first time in Costa Rica, women who love sport fishing will go to sea in a world-class…

Bluefin Trevally
Costa Rica Fishing Species – Bluefin Trevally

Trevally, bluefin (Caranx melampygus) The bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus (also known as the bluefin jack, bluefin kingfish, bluefinned crevalle, blue ulua, omilu and spotted trevally), is a species of large,…