Even though the longliners report it is only 4% of their catch and with access to tuna they would quit fishing sailfish when tuna has recovered which it has, they don’t want to honor their word.

Source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/08/13/guatemala-conservation-meetings-leads-to-bucket-list-fishing

Now commercial fisherman use a regulation of Incopesca that allows up to 10% of their catch can be sailfish and sold on the National market.

Source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/10/23/sport-fishing-tourism-in-costa-rica-gets-a-win-maybe

On the advice of the University of Miami, I counted raised sailfish, *those actually up in and actively chasing the teasers as well as fish caught and released.

Source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/04/11/time-for-costa-rica-sport-fishermen-to-unite

This project met the requirements to issue licenses to commercial longliners to have a more sustainable method to catch tuna and lower bycatch of sailfish.

Source: https://ticotimes.net/2023/06/26/costa-ricas-central-pacific-sport-fish-group-running-out-of-excuses