Hunted and Hooked: Costa Rica’s Hammerhead Sharks Caught in a Loophole of Law and Survival
“Bycatch is a word invented by the fishing industry to avoid responsibility,” Randall Arauz, Costa Rican environmentalist.
Five hours off the coast of Golfito, a small fishing town in southwestern Costa Rica, hues of yellow and pink light up the sky. Crew members on the sportsfishing yacht, The Thumper, battle the urge to not sleep as they know that dawn is the optimal time to capture hammerhead sharks.
“Tiburon martillo!” “Es un tiburón martillo!” yelled captain Bobby McGuiness-Guevara from th...
Five hours off the coast of Golfito, a small fishing town in southwestern Costa Rica, hues of yellow and pink light up the sky. Crew members on the sportsfishing yacht, The Thumper, battle the urge to not sleep as they know that dawn is the optimal time to capture hammerhead sharks.
“Tiburon martillo!” “Es un tiburón martillo!” yelled captain Bobby McGuiness-Guevara from th...