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Photograph by Ford Cochran Sunday, September 27, 2009 / 09:43am
When We Fished Here by Hand
Twenty years ago, I was fishing tuna out here near Cocos Island in a small Costa Rican boat. There were a lot of fish for the fishermen back then. Read More
Photograph by Ford Cochran Saturday, September 26, 2009 / 02:27pm
Turtle Tracks and Long Lines
We interviewed Allan Bolaños Quirós, a Marine Biologist, who works with the organization PRETOMA in Costa Rica. Read More
Slideshow: Cocos - Forest Primeval
The team shares photographs from a hike through Cocos Island’s rain forest, from Wafer Bay to Genio Falls, then up and over a ridge to Chatham Bay. Read More
Photograph by Octavio Aburto Friday, September 25, 2009 / 09:36am
The Gentle Giant
Despite their big mouths and their amazing size—up to 15 meters—whale sharks are harmless to humans. Read More
Video: Illegal Lines: The Toll on Cocos
At the Wafer Bay ranger station on Cocos Island, defenders of the park’s protected waters—including staff and volunteers with Costa Rica’s national park service (ACMIC), the Costa Rican Coast Guard, MarViva, and PRETOMA—fight an uphill battle to safeguard marine life from rampant illegal fishing. Read More