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The Vanishing Catch: Life and Struggle on Costa Rica’s Isla Chira

ISLA CHIRA, Puntarenas – Traveling to this island, in the Gulf of Nicoya, is like traveling back in time. Life is simple and tranquil – it is a life before Nintendo games and movie theatres, a life ...
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The ALROSA Environmental Center, together with the Chernyshevsky Fish Hatchery, released 100,000 pieces of juvenile chira into the Vilyui River

The release of chira into the Vilyui reservoir is the second stage of the annual stocking campaign, the first was the release of 4 million pieces of pelage larvae in June. The stocking season will end ...
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Costa Rican Fishermen Sound Alarm on Gulf of Nicoya’s Overfishing Crisis

In Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya, fishermen are raising urgent concerns about a growing crisis threatening their livelihoods and the region’s marine ecosystems. Illegal fishing, overexploitation, and ...