Costa Rica’s fishing sector faces overexploitation and weak governance. A new report urges reforms for sustainable fisheries ...

Visit this off-the-beaten-track destination in Costa Rica for a slice of local life in a tropical paradise. Here's how to get ...

Of course, chefs are likely to be a bit more particular about what brands they stock their pantries with. And when we asked ...

A recent study reveals that drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs), widely used in tuna fishing, have spread to more than ...

Known as drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs), they were introduced into commercial fisheries in the 1990s to produce "dolphin-safe" tuna ... co-author Nidhi D'Costa, a fisheries researcher ...

Tracked by satellites, the rudimentary floats – which may also be outfitted with long, submerged tails of netting -- are used to attract schools of fish that can be scooped up by industrial tuna ...

And the craziest part? We did it from a catamaran with outboards. Anyone in big-game fishing knows that’s not exactly the standard setup for landing record-class tuna. But it worked—and it worked ...

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 (Halifax) __ Most consumers enjoying a tuna salad or sandwich are not aware that the fish they're eating is often caught ... that is caused," says study co-author Nidhi D’Costa, ...

GENEVA – As humanitarian needs reach critical levels in Costa Rica, due to continuing displacement from Nicaragua, a 41 per cent funding cut is seriously impacting the ability of UNHCR, the UN Refugee ...

Marine archaeologists from the National Museum and Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum carried out an underwater excavation of the Costa Rica wrecks in 2023, taking wood from one, as well as samples of ...

The wrecks had long been known to sit in shallow waters off Cahuita National Park, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, according to the National Museum of Denmark. However, for years ...