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…

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 over the particular interests of…

A Letter to Costa Rica’s New Congress By Todd Staley published for The Tico Times First congratulations on being selected to your new position. You have accepted a difficult and…

Double Jeopardy – Tuna reform and shrimp trawling bills could ease pressure on Costa Rica’s marine ecosystems –  but what will congress do? There are a couple of proposed bills…

Illegal fishing practices in places like Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula threaten marine life and tourism From The Tico Times Costa Rica The Osa Peninsula has always been considered the “wild…

Protección de delfines se atrasa por retiro de proyectos del atún de la corriente legislativa Cada día que pasa sin que se ordene el uso del recurso atunero del país,…

The Fight Against Illegal Fishing in Costa Rica Goes High Tech and High Altitude By providing satellite data on its fleets, Costa Rica is the latest country in Latin America…

Yellowfin tuna: Costa Rica’s blood diamond By Todd Staley for the Tico Times August 2, 2012 The money generated by allowing foreign-flagged tuna-purse-seine boats to work in Costa Rican waters…

How Costa Rica Sets the Bar Higher for Sport fishing Two distinctive coasts, a wide variety of fish, and the possibility of a sport fishing grand slam make this country…

Tech-tagged albatrosses bode ill for rogue trawlers as French Navy battles illegal fishing Published by https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Mariners of old believed that an albatross following their ship signified good luck, but…