Costa Rica Coast Guard Seizes Illegal Gillnets in Protected Refuge
Costa Rican Coast Guard officers removed nearly one kilometer of illegal gillnets from the Barra del Colorado National Wildlife Refuge.
During a routine patrol, the officers targeted the Agua Dulce inlet, a key spot in the northern Caribbean where rivers meet the sea, acting as a nursery for fish and other marine life.
Personnel from the Barra del Colorado station spotted five separate gillnets set up unlawfully in the area, which trap fish by the gills but also snag turtles, dolphins, sharks, and crabs without discrimination.
The team removed the nets, which totaled close to 1,000 meters, and took them ashore for decommissioning and disposal, preventing harm to young species that rely on the estuary for growth.
These nets disrupt food chains and harm young species that rely on the estuary for growth.
Author's summary: Coast Guard seizes illegal gillnets in Costa Rica refuge.
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