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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.

Threat and opportunity: the lionfish in the Southern Caribbean Coast

The lionfish is an invasive species that is damaging the coral reefs along Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast. Local fishermen hold lionfish fishing tournaments to try to reduce the population.

The multifaceted world of sport and tourist fishing in Costa Rica’s Central and Southern Pacific

Tourism initiatives centered on sport fishing require much more than a healthy ocean. It depends on trained personnel both on and off the water who can meet ever client’s needs. In Costa Rica’s Central and Southern Pacific, this is what’s being promoted and protected.

Loving what’s ours: Fishing in the Costa Rican Caribbean

When talking with fishermen and community leaders Garvin, Gerald, Eduardo, and Jayson about their experience fishing in the Costa Rican Caribbean, the list of species and the communities' commitment seems endless.

When passion is a school for life: fishing clubs in Costa Rica

Fishing, like many water activities, is a space for building community, making friends, experiencing adventures, and creating memories. Fishing clubs in Costa Rica are a testament to this.

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.

Unity is strength: fishing in the North Pacific

The fishing community of Costa Rica’s North Pacific comes together to care for the sea, the coasts, their families, and their communities. This effort wears various hats, but everyone’s working towards the same goal.

Representatives of the fishing tourism sector present roadmap for new administrationRepresentantes de la pesca turística impulsan su nuevo mapa de ruta con miras al nuevo gobierno

An unprecedented effort to unite stakeholders in the sport and fishing tourism sectors across the country is beginning to yield its first results: the “Sectoral Strategic Roadmap” presented by the Costa Rican Fishing Federation (FECOP).Un esfuerzo sin precedentes por articular a los actores de la pesca deportiva y turística de todo el país comienza a rendir sus primeros resultados: la “Ruta Estratégica Sectorial” presentada por la Federación Costarricense de Pesca Turística (FECOP).

The invisible cities of the north: history buried beneath agricultural plantations