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FECOP’s First Annual Blue Carpet Event Highlights The Benefits of Fishing Tourism in Costa Rica
A tribute to innovation, sustainability and commitment to the development of fishing tourism in Costa Rica “The Blue Carpet, A Night of Premieres” Courtesy/La Republica Costa Rica Editorial La República|…
Éxito rotundo en la primera edición de “La Alfombra Azul, Una noche de Estrenos”
Una de las iniciativas destacadas de la noche fue presentada por Junior Achievement, quien resaltó su compromiso de más de 34 años en la educación de jóvenes en emprendimiento, empleabilidad…
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FECOP’s First Annual Blue Carpet Event Highlights The Benefits of Fishing Tourism in Costa Rica
A tribute to innovation, sustainability and commitment to the development of fishing tourism in Costa Rica “The Blue Carpet, A Night of Premieres” Courtesy/La Republica ...
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Éxito rotundo en la primera edición de “La Alfombra Azul, Una noche de Estrenos”
Una de las iniciativas destacadas de la noche fue presentada por Junior Achievement, quien resaltó su compromiso de más de 34 años en la educación ...
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Could the Latest NASA Sat Data be the Ticket to Catching More Sailfish and Marlin in Costa Rica?
FECOP’s free fishing app PezCA could give pro anglers the edge in competitive sport fishing in Central America By Bob Smith published for www.pelagic.zone The ...
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Costa Rica’s Largest Catch and Release Kayak Fishing Tournament Draws Eighty Plus Anglers to Isla Venado
Making a Big Splash: Kayak Master Tournament on Isla Venado draws 80 anglers to enjoy catch and release fishing via kayak Puntarenas, April 14 (elmundo.cr) ...
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FECOP Uses NASA Tech to Help Coastal Communities Keep Fisheries Safe
Helping Coastal Communities Keep Fisheries Safe Dr. Marina Marrari Featured on Nasa’s Website as an Early Adopter of PACE technology to monitor ocean health Pictured ...
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Guatemala Sets The Gold Standard For Sailfish Conservation – Costa Rica Should Do The Same
The consumption, trade and capture of sailfish are explicitly prohibited by law. / Photo: Army Setting the Gold Standard for Sailfish Conservation There is a ...
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Marina Nacional intercepta embarcación con carga ilegal de pez vela
Ante la gravedad del hallazgo, los responsables de la embarcación María del Rosario fueron detenidos y trasladados a tierra firme por las autoridades navales. / ...
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FECOP Attends 9th Annual World Fisheries Congress in Seattle Washington
Organized through the World Council of Fisheries Societies every four years, this important annual event focuses on the health of the world’s fisheries This past ...
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Costa Rica Celebrates International Women’s Day
The Rise of Women in Costa Rica’s Sport Fishing Industry Today is International Women’s Day and Costa Rica has a big reason to celebrate! Over ...
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Costa Rica and NASA Unite Against Red Tides
Pulished for The Tico Times In a groundbreaking collaboration, Costa Rica has joined forces with NASA’s PACE space mission, launched from the Kennedy Space Center ...
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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 ...
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FECOP Director Dr. Marina Marrari Gives Keynote Talk at the Annual International Ocean Colour Science Meeting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – This past week the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg Florida, hosted the Fifth Annual International Ocean Colour Science (IOCS) ...
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Entrepreneurial women from Puntarenas export artisanal fishing lures for the first time
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Lures are exported with the Costa Rica artisan seal awarded by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). A few months ago, ...
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Damian Martinez
Mujeres emprendedoras de Puntarenas exportan por primera vez señuelos artesanales
Señuelos se exportan con el sello Costa Rica artesanal otorgado por el Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT). Hace pocos meses, la compañía estadounidense El Jefe ...
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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 ...
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Damian Martinez
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 ...
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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 ...
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Damian Martinez
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 ...
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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 ...
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Damian Martinez
¿ 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Costa Rica Takes a Step Forward in Protecting Sailfish
Good News – Government excludes sailfish from basic food basket “Canasta Basica” The Costa Rican Fishing Federation (FECOP), the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur), the ...
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Medio ambiente en Costa Rica: Un paso hacia adelante, dos pasos hacia atrás en la gestión de los océanos
Un paso hacia adelante, dos pasos hacia atrás en la gestión de los océanos Por Todd Staley 7 de octubre de 2022 Justo cuando pensamos ...
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Costa Rica’s Sailfish Populations Are Once Again Facing Immediate Danger
Costa Rica Environment: 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back in Ocean Management Help keep Sailfish OUT of the “Canasta Basica” Published by The Tico Times ...
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A Thank You Letter to Congress for Passing the Tuna Reform Bill
Thank you to Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly for passing the tuna reform bill Thank you… For choosing our oceans, dolphins, national fishermen and future generations ...
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The Sailfish Lobby in Costa Rica
FECOP is lobbying the Costa Rican government to ban the commercial sale of Pacific sailfish like this one. Published for Marlin Magazine An important special-interest ...
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How Long Does It Take a Billfish to Recover After It’s Caught and Released?
What impact does sport fishing have on billfish? A new study provides the most complete picture to date of how marlin and sailfish respond to ...
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