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Picture: When We Fished Here by Hand Photograph by Ford Cochran

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

Picture: Turtle Tracks and Long Lines Photograph by Ford Cochran

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

Picture: The Gentle Giant Photograph by Octavio Aburto

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