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Scientists, NGOs Urge Latin Nations to Ratify UN High Seas Treaty

Costa Rica Will Continue the Fight to Preserve Hammerhead Sharks

The efforts of the bill that gives greater protection and value to the marine species will continue, even though it will no longer be in the Costa Rican Plenary...

How Costa Rica's "Shark Island" Is Changing Marine Conservation

In 2021, Costa Rica committed to expanding protection around Cocos Island National Park. Here's how the decision is affecting both marine wildlife and locals.

Costa Rican Ecological Organizations Accuse the State for Illegal Fishing of Threatened Sharks

Costa Rica announces ban on fishing of hammerhead sharks

MEXICO CITY — Fishing for hammerhead sharks is now illegal in Costa Rica, thanks to the signing of a new executive decree this month by President Rodrigo Chaves Robles. The decree prohibits the capture, transportation, storage or sale of hammerhead sharks or their byproducts, such as fins and teeth. Banned species include the smooth hammerhead […]

18 NGOs call for US to implement restrictions on seafood imports from Costa Rica

A coalition of 18 Marine Conservation Organizations presented evidence to the Office of International Affairs Trade, and Commerce of the National Marine Fi

Global Standard for Biodiversity Impacts One Step Closer

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 6, 2022 / GRI:A proposed reporting standard that seeks to unlock accountability for the impacts organizations have on the natural world, informing the global response

Costa Rica capturing thousands of endangered sharks every year

Despite the precarious status of hammerheads, Costa Rica allows around 7,000 to be captured each year