Golfo Dulce’s Needlefish

The needlefish encountered in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, remain elusive as they actually spend the majority of their lives offshore. However, a few days after the full moon, large schools of them gather at particular beaches around our gulf to spawn. As this occurs at a specific time during the lunar cycle - and only at a few locations - it is easy to predict when and where to find them. For generations, local families have taken advantage of this opportunity to fish, a tradition that is now limited to preserve local needlefish populations.