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Nueva Alianza de Pesca Deportiva en Centroamérica Impulsa el Empleo y la Conservación Marina

Nueva alianza de pesca turística y deportiva en Centroamérica impulsa la generación de empleo en comunidades vulnerables Representantes de tres países de Centroamérica firman una Carta de Entendimiento para trabajar…

Central American Sportfishing Alliance Aims to Boost Employment in Vulnerable Coastal Areas

New Alliance Set to Boost Coastal Economies Through Sportfishing Tourism A groundbreaking initiative is making waves across Central America. Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica have come together to form the…

Sport Fishing Tourism in Costa Rica
Tourism and Sport Fishing Ignored in Costa Rica’s Blue Economy Roadmap

Costa Rica’s Tourism Sport Fishing sector omitted from “Blue Transformation” Economic Report The systematic omission of the sport fishing tourism sector is not a mere technical oversight; it reveals a…

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Histórica expedición marina en Costa Rica recolecta datos para detectar marea roja con tecnología de la NASA

Histórica expedición marina en Costa Rica recolecta datos para detectar marea roja con tecnología de la NASA Biólogos y oceanógrafos costarricenses se unen a la NASA en una expedición pionera…

Michael Jordan Visits Costa Rica for fishing
Fishing tourism as a pillar of the blue economy: Michael Jordan’s Costa Rican experience

Michael Jordan Visit’s Costa Rica to Experience One of the World’s Greatest Offshore Fisheries Michael Jordan’s high-profile visits highlight the global appeal of Costa Rica’s fishing tourism and the untapped…

FECOP Brings The Science to the 7th International Billfish Symposium in San Diego, California.

This past week (October 8-10 ) FECOP (The Costa Rica Federation of Recreational and Sport Fishing Tourism) attended the 7th International Billfish Symposium (IBS) in San Diego, California where they…

Costa Rica destructive trawling fishing
ALERT: Destructive Practice of Trawling Could Resume in Costa Rica

President Rodrigo Chaves Announces Plans to Resume Trawling Studies in Costa Rica Studies already show that reinstating trawling would wreak havoc on Costa Rica’s fisheries Published by The Tico Times…

Dead sailfish on longline
Costa Rican Deputies Block Bill to Protect Sailfish

NOTE: This week’s unfortunate court ruling was only a temporary setback in an ongoing fight to stop the commercialization of sailfish for seafood in Costa Rica. Catch and release fishing…

Costa Rica Celebrates Over 200 Years of Pura Vida

Costa Rica Celebrates Independence Day Costa Rica Celebrates Independence Day – If you’re from the USA the miles of red, white and blue seen outside of houses and waving from…

Jueces, fiscales e investigadores se capacitaron en el combate a la pesca ilegal con realidad virtual

Programa de capacitación combina la teoría con simulaciones de ejercicios prácticos en entornos virtuales. La Federación Costarricense de Pesca (Fecop) informó que el pasado fin de semana, por tercer año…