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Guanacaste
Annual Inspection Of Fishing Boats Begins in
Guanacaste
(InfoWebPress) – Starting Feb. 24, the
Ministry of Transportation and Public
Infrastructure’s (MOPT) Division and
Navigation and Safety began inspecting all
boats dedicated to fishing in the province
of Guanacaste. This work will be done in
coordination with the Port Captaincy of
Playas del Coco.
The boat verification procedures — the
equivalent of land vehicle technical checks
— were started in El Jobo in the morning of
Feb. 24, moving to Soley Port in the
afternoon, both in La Cruz canton.
The last inspection day will be March 31 in
Playas del Coco. Before that, inspectors
will visit ports in the Nicoya, Samara and
Santa Cruz regions.
These inspections are required for fishermen
to renew their navigation permits, which all
watercraft must have to be able to take off
from port and engage in fishing legally.
As part of the inspection process,
permit-holders must show the inspector,
during the day of the boat check, their
current navigation permit or the last one
they held, in addition to the original and a
copy of their boat title and paid government
stamps that benefit of the National
Coastguard Service (original and photocopy).
Jorge Hernandez Chavarria, director of the
National Coastguard Service, said that all
fishing boats must also have on board all
safety and navigation equipment required,
properly installed and working correctly,
during the inspection. Regarding safety
equipment, it must meet the level of
autonomy assigned to the boat (equipment for
3 nautical miles, for 40 nautical miles, or
for more than 40 nautical miles).
To pass the inspection, the watercraft must
also be in navigable condition and properly
painted and have painted on both sides its
name, license number and the Costa Rican
flag.
Those interested in having their boats
inspected to renew their navigation
certificate can request an appointment on
the same day when inspectors will be in
their respective ports, at the Port
Captaincy of Playas del Coco or at the
General Captaincy of San Jose.
Many Guanacaste fishermen who go through
this annual inspection are members of the
National Federation of Artisan Fishermen,
which brings together small fishermen from
Chira Island, Coyote, Venado Island,
Ostional, Playa Zancudo and Playa Pavones,
among other coastal communities.
According to estimates, the artisan
fishermen sector included some 7,000 workers
who don’t have an umbrella organization to
bring together all the smaller associations
formally established on both the Pacific and
Caribbean coasts.
Goals of the National Federation of Artisan
Fishermen include promoting environmentally
friendly fishing practices that would
protect marine resources — especially in
areas with fragile ecosystems, such as the
Gulf of Nicoya — and advancing the “farming”
of endangered marine species to guarantee
their survival. |
