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Central American Sportfishing Alliance Expands Drive for Marine Conservation

Tico Times - August 3, 2025

The Central American Sportfishing Alliance (CASA) announced new global partnerships during ICAST 2025, the world’s largest sportfishing trade show, strengthening its mission to use...

Fun and Free Costa Rica Culture: Halloween Masquerade Parades

October 30, 2022

Illegal Fishing: The Ghost that Haunts Costa Rican Waters

October 23, 2022

Costa Rica’s President Signs Sawfish Protection Law

October 11, 2022

Peter Gorinsky: Guyana Born Fishing Pioneer, Adventurer Dead at 80

October 11, 2022

Activities

Costa Rica Finally Passes Tuna Reform Law

Todd Staley - October 11, 2022

After three years of being bounced around between two sets of representatives from congress, the Tuna reform law finally became law. There are two...

Costa Rica

Costa Rica’s 2022 Presidential Flamingo Fishing Rodeo

Costa Rican government to conduct new studies on trawl fishing

Ileana Fernandez - June 9, 2022

The Minister of Environment and Energy, Franz Tattenbach, confirmed that the Government will carry out new studies on trawling. The Minister hopes these new...

Fishing

Guatemala bans shellfish harvesting in the Pacific due to red tide

AFP - May 27, 2022

Guatemala temporarily banned the harvesting of mollusks in the Pacific coast from Friday due to a red tide that has caused the death of...

Costa Rica

A Letter to the New Congress of Costa Rica

Todd Staley - May 18, 2022

Ladies and Gentlemen, First congratulations on being selected to your new position. You have accepted a difficult and taxing job. But if not for your...

Costa Rica

Wish List for Costa Rica’s New Government

Todd Staley - April 20, 2022

I´m in my mid-thirties living in the Caribbean jungle of Costa Rica and I pass my days pulling on 100 pound plus tarpon, or...

Costa Rica

A Tattoo called him to Costa Rica

Todd Staley - April 4, 2022

While fishing at Scott Lake Lodge in Canada, Tom Olivo noticed a roosterfish tattoo on the leg of his guide, Cory Craig. "That fish...

Costa Rica

Crocodile Attack Kills Costa Rica Fisherman

The Tico Times - February 18, 2022

In a rare event in Costa Rica, a local fisherman was attacked by a crocodile, not once but twice, resulting in his death. The...

Costa Rica

Todd Staley Of Costa Rica Wins IGFA Conservation Award

The Tico Times - February 18, 2022

For the first time in its history, the International Game Fish Association’s (IGFA) top award for conservation goes to a Costa Rica citizen. Todd...

Costa Rica

Roosevelt’s Costa Rica fishing trip to Isla del Coco

The Tico Times - January 2, 2022

Did you know that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Costa Rica's Isla del Coco? Thanks to Larry Chastain we were able to get and digitize...