{"id":17922,"date":"2023-04-18T16:44:11","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T22:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cremacr.org\/?p=17922"},"modified":"2026-08-17T15:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T21:42:44","slug":"is-costa-rica-really-taking-effective-measures-to-protect-its-seas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cremacr.org\/en\/is-costa-rica-really-taking-effective-measures-to-protect-its-seas\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Costa Rica really taking effective measures to protect its seas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We invite you to read this article, published yesterday by AFAR writer Mona Gable.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article by following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afar.com\/magazine\/how-costa-ricas-shark-island-is-changing-marine-conservation\">this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is Costa Rica really taking effective measures to protect its seas and swimway?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[702,716,18,306,767,765,717,160,107,105,71,599],"class_list":["post-17922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-activism","tag-conseracion-marina","tag-conservation","tag-illegal-fishing","tag-industrial-fisheries","tag-legal-en","tag-marine-conservation","tag-nature-conservation","tag-policy","tag-shark-finning","tag-sharks","tag-sharks-conservation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is Costa Rica really taking effective measures to protect its seas? 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