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Costa Rica’s New Tuna Decree Seems to be Working

Costa Rica tuna decree seems to be working Published for the Tico Times Todd Staley June 10, 2019 Tuna are making a comeback in areas of Costa Rica protected from…

80 years of Illegal (tarpon) Immigration

Published for the Tico Times by Todd Staley Costa Rica Tarpon on the Pacific – 80 years of illegal immigration Saul Porras lands tarpon near Playa Tamales in Golfo Dulce.…

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Sailfish – The Evolution of The Hero Shot

Saifish -The evolution of the Hero Shot Written for the Tico Times by Todd Staley February 28, 2019 A picture recently sent to Todd Staley showing people still taking hero…

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Jacks or Better to Open – Inshore Fishing

Costa Rica Inshore Fishing: Jacks or Better to Open The Jack Crevalle is once of Cost Rica’s most underrated inshore fighting fish   Published for the Tico Times by Todd…

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Tussling for tuna: Costa Rican fishermen want more access to a local tuna

Published for The Tico Times By Todd Staley Robert Nunes is a commercial fisherman who actively defends his peers in Costa Rica’s commercial fishing industry. He volunteers a lot of…

A New Hook for Displaced Costa Rica Shrimp Workers

A New Hook for Displaced Costa Rica Shrimp Workers Fecop helps displaced women of Costa Rica’s disbanded shrimp industry find a new career path Pubished for The Tico Times February…

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Fishing for Science: A day of tagging sailfish and marlin for study in Costa Rica

Costa Rica Fishing for Science: Tagging and Studying Sailfish and Marlin Todd Staley / The Tico Times The site of a billfish coming up into a spread of teasers, happily…

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My Time at Rio Colorado Lodge: Remembering Fishing Legend Archie Fields

My Time at Rio Colorado Lodge: Remembering Costa Rica Fishing Legend Archie Fields From the Captain’s Vault Printed for the Tico Times by Todd Staley Archie Fields, a giant of…

In Costa Rica It’s Not Always About the Fish – An Anglers Asside

It’s Not Always About the Fish Earth Day Feature by Todd Staley, Communications Director FECOP One of the most exciting days fishing I ever had was in a lagoon in…

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Billboards Warn of Illegal Fishing in Costa Rica

Three billboards — modeled after the award-winning movie — on the highway to San Jose’s airport: We’re losing our marine resources. By Todd Staley, FECOP Updated: November 8, 2018 Published…