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La pesca deportiva y turística: mitos y realidad (Audio Podcast)
¿Qué tan ciertos son los mitos sobre la pesca deportiva y turística? Nueve personas que conocen esta actividad desde adentro responden sin filtros. Sus respuestas le sorprenderán. ¿Qué viene a…
Cuando la pasión es una escuela para la vida: los clubes de pesca en Costa Rica
La pesca, al igual que muchas actividades acuáticas, es un espacio para generar comunidad, encontrar amistades, vivir aventuras y cosechar memorias. Los clubes de pesca de Costa Rica son testigos…
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Cuando la pasión es una escuela para la vida: los clubes de pesca en Costa Rica
La pesca, al igual que muchas actividades acuáticas, es un espacio para generar comunidad, encontrar amistades, vivir aventuras y cosechar memorias. Los clubes de pesca ...
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La unión hace la fuerza: pescar en el Pacífico Norte
La manera en que la comunidad pesquera del Pacífico Norte de Costa Rica se organiza para cuidar el mar, las costas, los pescadores, sus familias ...
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Comunidades
Representantes de la pesca turística impulsan su nuevo mapa de ruta con miras al nuevo gobierno
Nuevo mapa de ruta con miras al nuevo gobierno Por Katherine Stanley Obando 15/05/2026 Alcides Alfaro (centro), representante de los trabajadores de Marina Pez Vela en ...
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Comunidades
La pesca deportiva y turística en el Pacífico central y sur de Costa Rica es una profesión con muchas facetas
La pesca deportiva y turística en el Pacífico central y sur es una profesión con muchas facetas Published by puntarenasseoye.com Una industria turística que ofrece ...
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Comunidades
Amar lo propio: pescar en el Caribe costarricense
11 de May 2026 Publicado radiocasino.net Cuando se conversa con pescadores y líderes comunitarios como Garvin, Gerald, Eduardo o Jayson sobre la experiencia de pescar ...
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Costa Rica Offshore World Championship Highlights Historic Win for Erika Sandi
Costa Rican Angler Erika Sandi Makes History at the Offshore World Championship Costa Rica once again demonstrated why it is considered one of ...
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Alianza entre costas: Pescadores artesanales intercambian técnicas tras la expansión del sábalo al Pacífico
Por: Fabricio Alfredo Obando Chan, periodista. Published by Puntarenasseoye.com Capitanes, pescadores, guía deportivos y científicos de FECOP y Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, participaron en la ...
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FECOP launches national campaign, calling on political parties to make clear commitments to the ocean.
In the context of the electoral process that will culminate with the national elections in February 2026, Costa Rica’s sport fishing tourism sector launched the ...
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Damian Martinez
Costa Rica Sport Fishing Industry Pushes 2026 Presidential Candidates
Sport Fishing Industry in Costa Rica Pushes 2026 Presidential Candidates By The Tico Times October 14, 2025 Alberto Font/The Tico Times Leaders from Costa Rica’s ...
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FECOP News
Costa Rica’s Blue Carpet event unites Leaders for Ocean Innovation and Tourism
Published By The Tico Times October 19, 2025 Costa Rica’s FECOP Blue Carpet Event On Friday, the Costa Rican Fishing Federation (FECOP) held the second ...
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FECOP News
CASA consolidates strategic alliances at ICAST 2025 to promote sustainable sport fishing in Central America.
The regional organization added key international partners to the industry’s most important event, held in Orlando. Published by Delfin.cr In collaboration with fecop.org The Central ...
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Damian Martinez
Pacific Color 2025: Work on the ocean is just beginning
Published by El Observador, Costa Rica Pacific Color 2025: Work on the ocean is just beginning We biologists are used to working in the field ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Damian Martinez
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 ...
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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 ...
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Damian Martinez
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 ...
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conservation
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 ...
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conservation
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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FECOP News
New Initiative Empowers Women in Costa Rica’s Sport Fishing Industry
Published by The Tico Times The Women’s Nautical School and the Costa Rican Federation of Tourist Fishing (FECOP) have launched the 2024 nautical school out ...
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conservation
Deputy files denuncia against Incopesca’s attempt to enable live bait fishing in Costa Rica’s Golfo Dulce
Kattia Cambronero Aguiluz reported that Incopesca intends to carry out an investigation with 40 longline vessels in Golfito. By Alonso Martinez Published by https://delfino.cr/ Translated ...
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FECOP News
Diputada denuncia intento de Incopesca para habilitar nuevamente la pesca de carnada viva
Reported by Por Alonso Martinez por Delfino.Cr Kattia Cambronero Aguiluz denunció que Incopesca pretende realizar una investigación con 40 embarcaciones de palangre en Golfito. La ...
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conservation
Local Kids in Quepos Get Their “Passports to Fishing” With Global IGFA Youth Program
FECOP Collaborates with the IGFA on new program designed to teach kids about fishing and conservation Hands on learning tools support new youth education initiative ...
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conservation
Sailfish: Eating the Goose that Lays the Golden Eggs
(Translated by Google Translate) Recreational fishing in Costa Rica, which includes sport and tourist fishing, is a great generator of employment and development in our ...
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conservation
Pez vela: comiéndonos la gallina de los huevos de oro
La pesca recreativa en Costa Rica, que incluye pesca deportiva y turística, es un gran generador de empleo y desarrollo en nuestras comunidades costeras, sosteniendo ...
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FECOP News
FECOP Promotes the Blue Economy with the Women’s Nautical School in Costa Rica
Women’s Nautical School a Highlight of “Immersed in Change” Event Focusing on The Blue Economy San Jose, Costa Rica June 7-8, San Jose Costa Rica ...
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FECOP News
Dozens of Sailfish and Marlin Found Dead in the Waters of Golfo Dulce As a Consequence of Illegal Fishing
The Southern Zone Sport Fishing Council revealed that dozens of sailfish and marlin were found dead in Golfo Dulce waters. Members of the Council denounce ...
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