Sport Fishing and The Three Pillars of Sustainability- Economic Development, Social Development and Environmental Protection. By Alison Clark, University of Florida Environmentally sustainable fishing practices are often cast as a…

Why a Costa Rica Sailfish is Worth More Alive than Dead Sailfish do much more than put a smile on the faces of anglers, they have a major impact on…

From Coastal Angler Magazine: Costa Rica Edition – FECOP’s Director of Science Appointed to Head INCOPESCA What is surely a loss for FECOP is a gain for Costa Rica. President…

Costa Rica Chosen to Host International Roosterfish Tournament The PanAmerican Delegation recently sent representatives from the USA Angling team and the Mexican Sport Fishing Federation to choose a location for…

Are Tarpon Breeding on Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast? FECOP, a Costa Rica sport fishing advocacy and conservation organization, has announced an unprecedented study to unlock secrets of Atlantic tarpon now…

On The Water with FECOP From Coastal Angler Magazine Costa Rica Edition FECOP Submits Criteria to License Greenstick Fishing in Costa Rica Greenstick or “palo verde” as it is known…

Fishing as an Olympic Sport? Recreational groups meet at Pan-American Delegation to discuss sport being added to Olympics and Pan-American Games By Devin Golden January 8, 2018 Could sport fishing…

Eight sport-fishing associations and two fishing clubs represented by FECOP, the sport-fishing advocacy group in Costa Rica, voted unanimously against the Alvaro Ulgalde Marine Reserve even though its promoters claim…

Costa Rica’s Dolphin Breeding Ground Debacle dolphins deserve our protection, an ongoing petition regarding a new development is misleading, according to the author Todd Staley This fisherman is about to…

Catching Roosterfish in a Washing Maching Catching and Tagging Roosterfish with Gray Fish-Tag by Todd Staley I have never enjoyed fishing under pressure. I prefer to fish for fun. There…