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Costa Rica Boosts Plan to Track Vessels, Combat Illegal Fishing

The Fight Against Illegal Fishing in Costa Rica Goes High Tech and High Altitude By providing satellite data on its fleets, Costa Rica is the latest country in Latin America…

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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…

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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…