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The fishing life in Tárcoles, amidst nets and tourists

Families in Tárcoles, on Costa Rica’s Central Pacific coast, have relied on small scale fishing for years—but this way of life is increasingly precarious. An alternative, fishing tours, has brought new opportunities.

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The school that opened the sport fishing industry to women

In the world of sport fishing, women participate in pre-fishing activities (such as preparing food for the crews) and post-fishing activities (filleting, selling the catch, and cooking). A school that started in Guanacaste and is now located in Puntarenas seeks to integrate women into the workforce on tourist and sport fishing vessels.

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