Environmental conservation work in Costa Rica
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26 Aug 2008
Fishing Technology That’s Letting Turtles Off the Hook
Santiago de Cali, Colombia - Alternative fishing technology has been shown to save turtles while not affecting fish catches, according to a report released by WWF and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC).
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New or updated projects
Modified: Nov 2007 - Started: Jul 2004Fishermen-Based Marine Turtle Bycatch Reduction in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
In 2004 WWF started a joint venture project with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) to save marine turtles from long-line fisheries b... » Read moreEndangered Marine Turtles in Junquillal: a Model for Community-Based Conservation
Junquillal is one of the most important nesting beaches in Costa Rica for leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) and black turtles or Eastern Pacif... » Read moreMovements of Atlantic Leatherback Turtles - Trans-Oceanic Cooperation for Bycatch Reduction
WWF's gobal programme of work on bycatch, of which this project forms part, aims to mitigate bycatch in a coordinated and strategic manner. The progra... » Read moreContact
Sylvia Marin - Von Köller
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2234 8434
(Regional Representative)
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
T: +506 2234 8434
Offices
WWF Central America Regional Programme Office,
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José
Costa Rica
T: +506 2234 8434
F: +506 2253 4927
San Jose
De McDonald's Plaza del Sol 300 metros sur y 100 metros este Curridabat San José
Costa Rica
T: +506 2234 8434
F: +506 2253 4927
