Costa Rica Expat Living: My Kid Brother
Watching kids fishing in the pueblo brings back memories of my kid brother From the Captain’s Vault by Todd Staley This week would have been my little brother´s birthday. He´s…
Costa Rica Expat Living: My Kid Brother
Fishing with kids in Costa Rica Watching kids fishing in the pueblo brings back memories By Todd Staley March 30, 2023 Published for The Tico Times This week would have…
FECOP Conservation – Wish List for Costa Rica’s New Government
Sport Fishing and Conservation – A Wish List for Costa Rica’s Incoming Governement Article courtesy The Tico Times I´m in my mid-thirties living in the Caribbean jungle of Costa Rica…
A Tattoo called him to Costa Rica
A Tatoo On a Fishing Guide’s Leg in Alaska Set His Journey in Motion Todd Staley April 4, 2022 While fishing at Scott Lake Lodge in Canada, Tom Olivo noticed…
My Costa Rican Turtle Poaching Expedition
My Costa Rican Turtle Poaching Expedition From the Captain’s Vault Todd Staley December 4, 2021 Thirty years ago I had just arrived in Barra del Colorado, Costa Rica to begin…
Fishing in Costa Rica: Dancing the Jig with Costa Rican Monsters
Catching Monsters of the Deep in Costa Rica By Todd Staley Published by The Tico Times The volcanic reefs off the coast of Costa Rica remind me of a haunted…
Fishermen, NGO´s, and Government at odds over Cocos Island and 30/30 Plan
Groups at Odds over Cocos Island and the 30/30 Plan Published for The Tico Times A plan is on the drawing board for the expansion of the Cocos Island Marine…
FECOP Lobbies For No-Sale Status Of Sailfish
Group Lobbies For No-Sale Status Of Sailfish From The Fishing Wire The Federacion Costarricense de Pesca (FECOP) earlier this month urged the Board of Directors of INCOPESCA, the government agency…
Costa Ricans Have Eyes on the Ocean and Congress
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…
Costa Ricans Have Eyes on the Ocean and Congress…and Trawling
The highest rates of incidental catch (bycatch) of non-target species are associated with tropical shrimp trawling Todd Staley September 11, 2021 There are a couple of proposed bills in congress…
