Around early 1980s a friend wanted to open up a fresh fish exporting business in Puntarenas. He found a packing house and cannery, got some investors and was ready to start exporting fresh Dorado and canned tuna. One of the things that were puzzling to him was Costa Rica fishermen were catching sharks in their [...]
Back in April, 2006 in Playa Carillo, Costa Rica twenty seven anglers kicked off of the Tenth Anniversary Season of the Presidential Challenge of Central America Conservation Series. The Fishing Tournament was design to help conserve and protect Costa Rica’s Sportsfishing industry.
It has been a long battle to protect Costa Rica’s sport fishing of billfish, [...]
There are good days fishing and there are awesome days fishing. This Costa Rica fishing trip was awesome. For two days we fished out of one of Costa Ricas best marinas, Los Suenos, about 6 miles north of Jaco and out about 20 miles with the infamous Richard Krugs, Americana Sportsfishing, who has been putting [...]
TBF succeeds in push of Vessel Monitoring System mandate in Costa Rican waters. The Billfish Foundation continues building strong relations on fisheries conservation
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica and FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., USA (September 7, 2009) — New regulations enacted by INCOPESCA, the Costa Rican fisheries agency, will require electronic vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on all commercial [...]
Better late then never, I always say, especially when 1) it’s something good and 2) it has something to do with my clients. So here are three photos of the Fowler group (Scott, Jack and Jason) who fished out of Los Sueños Marina in the Central Pacific on the 32ft Miss-Behav’in with Captain Dave Mothershead [...]