Illegal fishing
within the protected marine area of Cocos
Island is seriously compromising the fauna
and the marine ecosystems, as well as the
island's function as an area for reproduction
and maintenance of marine productivity in
the region. Illegal fishing takes place
in different ways: sport fishing and hunting;
extraction of lobsters and cabrilla, which
are endemic to the island; and above all,
unselective and destructive commercial fishing
techniques, such as the use of fishing line
with multiple hooks or long lines used to
catch sharks.
Telfax 2256-7476 | 2257-9257 | Aptdo.
276-1005, Barrio Corazón de Jesús, Costa
Rica
Address 300 meters north and 175 east from Santa Teresita Church, in front of Setena offices, Barrio Escalante.
