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.
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.
President Luis Guillermo SolĆs was forced this week to defend his administration's record on shark protections before a group of international shark experts.
A criminal complaint alleges impacts on waterways, protected areas and forest cover at a luxury hotel project in Manuel Antonio, including sediment runoff toward Playa La Vaca. The developer disputes the accusations and says it has complied with environmental requirements.
