Mojito – Pacific Sailfish Recovery!

Sailfish-Stock

ANGLER: Job van Leusden

TAG ID: GFR67879
SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

LOCATION: Playa Guapil Aguirre, Costa Rica

DATE: 03/23/2026

ORIGINAL ANGLER INFORMATION:

ANGLER: Deborah McGinty

TAG ID: GFR67879

SPECIES TAGGED: Sailfish, Pacific (Istiophorus Platypterus)

DATE: 03/18/2026
LOCATION: Offshore Quepos, Costa Rica

RESEARCH CENTER: Marina Pez Vela

BOAT NAME: Reckless
CAPTAIN NAME: Daniel Chacón
MATE 1 NAME: Luis Arias

Catch Data

OCEAN: Atlantic

Lat/Long of Deployment:
LATITUDE: 9.05
LONGITUDE: -84.18

Lat/Long of Recovery:
LATITUDE: 9.368
LONGITUDE: -84.083

FISH CONDITION: Deceased

DAYS AT LARGE: 5 days

MEASURED LENGTH and WEIGHT: N/A

ADDITIONAL REMARKS:  Fish was found dead on beach in Playa Guapil Aguirre, Costa Rica