Thank you to our funder!
What’s wrong with this sea turtle hatchling picture?
So, what’s wrong with this sea turtle hatchling picture? First some background: On February 26, 2012, 79 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) hatched in Punta Banco, Costa Rica. They were released by Jose Cortez, a local sea turtle naturalist, and photographed by a volunteer of the Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network—ARCAE. Green sea turtles are … Read more
ARCAE’s Childrens’ Environmental Education Workshop: Punta Banco
On Friday March 16, 2012 the ARCAE association will hold an environmental education workshop at the Punta Banco elementary school for all children in grades K-6. Activities will include a beach clean-up competition, the making and hanging of signs with environmental messages around the town, interactive presentations on local marine life, and videos about the … Read more
ARCAE begins field work in Southern Golfo Dulce
On December 10, 2011 the Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network—ARCAE began field work for its coastal conservation project titled: Sea Turtle Activity in an Approved Aquaculture Site, Mouth of the Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. Organization members performed an initial visual survey of the project site aboard a local artisanal fishing boat while GPS logging … Read more
Tuna Farm Aquaculture Project Stopped
On Monday November 7, 2011 Costa Rica’s Environmental Secretariat (SETENA), via official document 2723-2011, stated it would no longer consider Granjas Atuneras de Golfito SA’s petition to construct a yellow fin tuna aquaculture project, or tuna farm, at the mouth of the Golfo Dulce. SETENA’s decision permanently closes the case on Granjas Atuneras’ (the company … Read more
You self righteous jackass. You’re pathetic.
A while back I posted some “hate mail” I received regarding the proposed destruction of Leatherback Sea Turtle National Park here in Costa Rica. Because doing that was so therapeutic, I thought I’d post the following public comments I got from a gentleman who wants to know where he can see whales and play golf down … Read more
PRETOMA—finalist for 2011 Gulfstream Navigator Award
English translation of press release sent to Costa Rican media “The Sustainable Coastal Development Project,” implemented in the district of Bejuco, Guanacaste by the Costa Rican environmental non-profit PRETOMA, has been nominated as a finalist for the 2011 Savannah Ocean Exchange’s $100,000 Gulfstream Navigator Award. Each year the Savannah Ocean Exchange (September 7-8, 2011 in Savannah, … Read more
The sustainable seafood economy–it’s happening
Our coasts are on the edge. With a global race being run to exploit coastal resources, we push these areas of economic, environmental, and social importance closer to the tipping point. Assuming these pressures will not subside in the foreseeable future, we must begin to identify and implement sustainable development strategies for the planet’s coastal … Read more
New Glow-in-the-Dark Palm Tree Discovered
Oh my, they’ve discovered a new species of palm tree in Costa Rica!! What a bio diverse country we live in!! The new species of palm tree glows in the dark and is guaranteed never to drop a coconut through the roof of your car or onto your beer cooler. While it’s not very efficient … Read more
Sign the Petition—Stop Shark Fin Imports to Costa Rica
The Costa Rican marine environmental organization, PRETOMA, is collecting signatures urging Costa Rica’s President, Laura Chinchilla, to ban shark fin imports. Please sign the petition against the import of shark fins to Costa Rica!! Earlier this year the Costa Rican government admitted to catering to international shark finners’ interests by allowing industry members to land … Read more
World Oceans Day–Costa Rica’s Perspective
June 8, 2011 is World Oceans Day—a time to reflect on what we’re doing to protect the planet’s leading oxygen producer, food producer, climate regulator, and source of everlasting inspiration (that last one’s a personal label I hang on it). So, let me concentrate on just a few facts and happenings here in Costa Rica. … Read more
