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The Center for Rescue of Endangered Marine Species (Centro de Rescate de Especies Marinas Amenazadas - CREMA) is a NGO founder in 2012. We are a research and conservation organization that works to protect the sea resources and promoting sustainable fishery policies in Costa Rica and Central America.
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SPONSOR A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPEDITION TO COCOS ISLAND NATIONAL PARK, COSTA RICA
Excellent opportunity for shark conservation enthusiasts and early career scientists who want to become acquainted with sharks.
Project Coordinators 2023 – 2024
Turtle season 2022-2023 begins. We are looking for Coordinators
Project Coordinators 2023 – 2024
Turtle season 2022-2023 begins. We are looking for Coordinators
Project Coordinators 2023 – 2024
Turtle season 2022-2023 begins. We are looking for Coordinators
More than 10,100 people call on Costa Rican President Laura Fernández Delgado to protect sharks
They demand compliance with Costa Rica’s Supreme Court ruling San José, Costa Rica, September 29, 2026. A petition signed by more than 10,100 people was delivered today to the Presidential Office, calling on President Laura Fernández Delgado to intervene to ensure...
Costa Rica Is the World’s Largest Exporter of Silky Shark Products
High Export Volumes Raise Concerns Under CITES San José, Costa Rica – July 15, 2026. A report submitted to the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), prepared by the United Nations Environment...
United States Identifies Costa Rica for Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing
NOAA Report Cites Lack of Longline Observer Program and Deficient Monitoring of Threatened Marine Species (San José, Costa Rica — July 3, 2026). The United States has identified Costa Rica for Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, as it has failed to...
Costa Rica Must Immediately Halt Commercial Fishing and Exports of the Pelagic Thresher Shark
As of today June 27, 2026, the pelagic thresher shark is now protected by the Appendix of the CMS. Costa Rica must immediately suspend capture and commercialization of this species.
Report 2025: Campaign updates, science reporting and policy impact, in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
The annual report on CREMA’s 2025 marine conservation research, policy advocacy, and expedition activities focused on threatened species in the Eastern Tropical Pacific
New study calls for international cooperation to protect shark migratory corridors, or swimways, in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
Connectivity between islands up to 3,000 km apart. (San José, Costa Rica – February 18, 2026). A newly published scientific study on the migratory movements of Galapagos and silky sharks tagged in the Revillagigedo Archipelago, Mexico, confirms biological connectivity...