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Project Advances to Move Tuna Sein Boats 100 Miles from Coast

A Win for Costa Rica – Tuna Sein Boats pushed 100 Miles from Coast After a battle that has lasted years, FECOP gets closer to the goal of pushing seine…

Venezuelan Fishing Boat
Caught on Video – Venezuela Fishing Boat Returns with 1,400 Tons of Tuna from Costa Rican Waters

Caught on Video – This fishing boat caught on video with 1,400 tons of tuna from Costa Rica Waters! This tuna fishing boat has been registered by Global Fishing Watch…

Costa Rica shrimp trawler
President Carlos Alvarado Vetoes Costa Rica’s Controversial Trawling Project

President Carlos Alvarado on Friday announced that he has vetoed a project that would have authorized trawl fishing in Costa Rican waters Above – A shrimp trawler off the coast…

Costa Rica shrimp trawler
Costa Rican Congress approves controversial trawling law

Costa Rica Congress Approves Destructive Fishing Practice Published by TheTicoTimes.com A shrimp trawler off the coast of the Osa Peninsula, in Costa Rica’s southern Pacific, as pictured in 2014. (Lindsay…

Costa Rica Fishing Laws
Costa Rica’s New Fishing Laws are Working

Costa Rica’s New Fishing Laws Are Working Dramatically tightened restrictions on foreign purse-seiners have meant more yellowfin tuna, and far fewer dolphins and billfish killed as bycatch in Costa Rican…

Costa Rica Fishing Photos
On the Water With FECOP – Costa Rica Fishing

Costa Rica Fishing Update – On The Water with FECOP       Fishing Conservation News and Projects from FECOP Published for Coastal Angler Magazine Costa Rica Edition President of…

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…

Costa Rica Sailfish – Fishing Species

Costa Rica Sailfish Costa Rica Sailfish information by IGFA   From IGFA Fish Database Shaw & Nodder, 1791); ISTIOPHORIDAE FAMILY; also called spindlebeack, bayonetfish An Excerpt from Costa Rica Sailfish…

Top 10 Fastest Fish in the Ocean

The 10 fastest fish in the Ocean Most of these species frequent the offshore waters of Costa Rica. Which speedster ranks number 1? Watch the video to find out! Top…

sustainable tuna caught on greenstick
Greenstick fishing offers an alternative to longline fishing with virtually no bycatch.

Costa Rica Approves Greenstick Tuna Licenses Greenstick fishing offers an alternative to longline fishing with virtually no bycatch. By Todd Staley Updated: May 22, 2018 Costa Rica Approves Greenstick Tuna…