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Costa Rica declines to vote on shark protections at international convention

The Costa Rican government angered conservationists Friday when it declined to vote on whether to list two shark species as needing protection under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Winners of Costa Rica Fishackathon create tool to help track fuel subsidies for fishing

Tech firm ImagineXYZ won the Costa Rica Fishackathon 2016 with the idea for a digital remora that would help better track the use of fuel subsidies for fishing boats.

Fishing industry, conservationists both wary of SolĆ­s stance on shark protections

President Luis Guillermo SolĆ­s was forced this week to defend his administration's record on shark protections before a group of international shark experts.
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Costa Rica Audit Finds 157 Unfinished Works and Safety Risks on Route 32

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