Carlos Hiller – Production of a Cocos Island Masterpiece
Carlos Hiller, famed marine artist and dedicated conservationist created a special painting for the Sea Save Foundation fundraising auction. This video shows the work in progress. The scene captures the excitement and beauty of a cleaning station. The Cocos adrenaline rush is a product of a 360 degree awareness of everything happening. Large schools, cleaning […]
Fillmore – A Special Grean Sea Turtle Visiting Cocos Island
Jim Toomey Creation, Fillmore, Draws Attention to Tagging Program Fillmore is a green sea turtle quipped with a Mark 10 satellite tag that shows his global position. These tags are extremely high tech: costing $5,000, they can last for over a year of continuous submersion! Fillmore is adventuring at Cocos Island National Park and his […]
President Chinchilla spearheads official proposal to create a marine commission.
From left to right: Rene Castro, Leonora Jiménez, Laura chinchilla, David Chacón, Randall Arauz Y Andrés Jiménez. On November first the group of conservationist held a meeting with President Chinchilla and Minister Castro to ask for the immediate intervention and refurbishing of the Costa Rican Institute for Fisheries and Aquaculture (Incopesca). The group mention […]
President Chinchilla forms commission to review maritime agency infrastructure
Reprinted from TicoTimes.net / Clayton Norman Among the agencies under presidential review is the Costa Rican Fisheries Institute, often criticized by environmental groups. President Laura Chinchilla announced Friday that she will form a commission of experts to analyze and review the government agencies in charge of regulating Costa Rica’s marine resources. Included among those agencies […]
Cocos Island Volunteer – William Henriques – Looking back… and forward
Goodbye to Cocos Island…for now. No, I’m not on Cocos Island anymore; I’m in that other world now, that world outside of the island. I long to go back, I yearn to return to the Wafer Bay Station. I miss the routine, miss the bleary-eyed walk up to the Big House under the overloaded coconut […]
Reflections From Cocos Island Director, Geiner Golfin
Cocos Island, Pacific Ocean – Here we do not hear cars, it is not necessary to go to the store, a restaurant or a mall, I do not have to carry cash and I live in total harmony with Cocos Island. I first arrived in October, the worst season for making the crossing, but even […]
Cocos Island: Fishing Law for Dummies #8436
Tonight’s sunset – Day Seven Without Rain Seven straight absolutely gorgeous days here on Cocos Island. Seven days without a drop of rain; “It’s not normal,” says Manuel. The small stream that runs onto the beach has dried up, and the water is so low in River Genio that it barely spills over the top […]
Ranger Profile: Filander Avila Calderon – What’s Cooking?
Position: Guardaparque – Kitchen Coordinator Age: 42 Years Numbers of years as Guardaparque at PNIC (Parque Nacional Isla del Coco): 11 years Off-Island Residence: Grecia, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica I’ve already spoken several times to the supreme quality of the food here at the island – in particular, the coffee and morning pinto. But to […]
How “Stuff” Gets to Cocos Island
Snapshot: My first morning at Cocos Island. Woke up at 5:00 am aboard the Undersea Hunter and something was different; the motor had stopped, and there was an unusual amount of activity – thumps, bumps, and voices. Climbed up the companionway from the crew’s quarters where I was stowed and looked curiously out the window […]
Ranger Profile: Roberto Cubero – Tourist Watch
Position: Park Guard – Chief of the Sustainable Tourism Program Age: 30 yrs Number of years as Park Guarde at PNIC (Parque Nacional Isla del Coco): 1 Year Permanent Residence: Santa Ana, Costa Rica For the past several weeks, Roberto and I have been dueling it out on the chessboard after dinner. Well, “dueling” might […]
