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Costa Rica Circle Hook Fishing
The Circle Hook Revolution

Costa Rica Fishing Conservation – The Circle Hook Revolution   Published for Marlin Magazine By Jan Fogt March 25, 2019 The Beginning In 1998, circle hooks exploded on the American…

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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…

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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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…

Juvenile tarpon found on Pacfic
Tarpon in Pacific Costa Rica Focus of New Study

FECOP, a Costa Rica sport-fishing advocacy and conservation organization, has announced an unprecedented study to unlock secrets of Atlantic tarpon now living in the Pacific. By Todd Staley Originally Published…