It is estimated that more than 25 percent of all tuna fished by foreign purse seine boats in Costa Rican territorial waters goes unreported or is taken by vessels not licensed to fish in Costa Rica — ...

The problem, says FECOP, is that international fishing fleets are disproportionally benefitting from Costa Rica’s depleting tuna resource. “While 15,000 Costa Rican fishermen and their families are ...

finally deciding on Costa Rica. With the seamounts producing the most reliable blue marlin fishing on the planet, we elected on a sort of combination expedition: two days offshore with a bonus day ...

The port town of Golfito, Costa Rica, Thumper’s home port for over two decades ... The offshore waters just beyond offered consistent fishing for marlin, sails, tuna, dorado and more. Fishing lodges ...

The installation of a radar tower on Costa Rica’s Cocos Island heralded a new era for curbing illegal fishing in one of the world’s most biodiverse ocean regions. Rich in reef fish, sharks, tuna, and ...

who have become his steady companions to this distant tropical location They are all avid fishermen who fish for striped bass and tuna here in New Jersey. In Costa Rica, they fish with Rafael ...

An international body allows Costa Rica to fish up to 9,000 tonnes of tuna with purse seine vessels, but no such vessels exist in the country. Instead, the government leases its allotment to ...