Costa Rica’s Oceans and The Wild Wildlife That Inhabits Them

Photos taken from offshore in Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast showing the incredible biodiversity and scenery of the Osa Peninsula’s marine life.

Sailfish Jumping
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Look at that Sailfish Flying High

Sailfish Flying
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Now that’s a high flying sailfish

Osa Peninsula
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Osa Peninsula: Now that’s a view

Spotted Dophin
Image Source: Dolphin

Spotted Dolphin underwater

Costa Rica Whale
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It’s a humpback

Crocodile Bay Serenity
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Crocodile Bay Serenity

Two Whales
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A pair of whales swimming side by side

Sunset at Crocodile Bay
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Sunset at Crocodile Bay

Sportfishing Calendar

January

Tuna, marlin and dorado taper off. Number of sailfish begins to increase.

February

Prime time for sailfish. Occassional marlin, tuna or dorado.

March

Prime time for sailfish.

April

Sailfish numbers drop mid-April and some marlin begin to appear.

May

Slower for billfish. Typically we start seeing schools of spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

June

Slower for billfish. Spinner dolphins with yellowfin tuna.

July

Marlin begin to appear. A chance for black marlin as well as blues and striped marlin. A chance for tuna.

August

Marlin and tuna.

September

Slower for billfish. A chance for tuna and dorado.

October

Dorado begin to appear in numbers with marlin close behind.

November

A mixed bag of dorado, marlin and some big tuna.

December

Marlin, dorado, tuna and sailfish are all possibilities.