Marine conservation Archives

Conservation

Costa Rican Environmentalists Asks for Endangered Shark Protection

Ileana Fernandez - April 27, 2022

Costa Rica

Coralmania: Celebrating Coral Reef Restoration in Costa Rica

Conservation

Ecuador expands Galapagos reserve, hopes to partner with Costa Rica

Costa Rica

FAO and IMO launch global campaign to clean up the oceans

Environment

Communities to commemorate World Oceans Day with cleanups, events

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Oceans generate oxygen, provide food and regulate the climate, among many other benefits.

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Sea Turtle Release: ‘Hugo’ Released Back Into Ocean

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Each year, thousands of olive ridley turtles come ashore in Costa Rica in what’s known as an arribada, a mass nesting of the turtles that lasts several days.

Environment & Wildlife

A whale with a message: say no to that plastic bottle

The Tico Times -

A new sculpture reminds us of the damage caused by single-use plastics.

Conservation

Costa Rica launches quest to replace most single-use plastic by 2021

L. Arias -

Costa Rica generates 4,000 tons of waste every day. Of these, 11 percent are plastics that end up in the sea, including 1.5 million plastic bottles.

Costa Rica

U.S. donates new station, speed boat to Costa Rica’s Coast Guard

L. Arias -

The U.S. government also donated a 45-foot-long interceptor speed boat that local Coast Guard officials dubbed “Cadejos 3.”

Conservation

Thousands of dead fish found in Caribbean rivers

L. Arias -

Water samples were collected from the river for laboratory testing; environmentalists believe the death of fish could be linked to the use of agrochemicals at farms in the area.