Costa Rica is a coastal population that relies heavily on fish consumption and currently faces the challenge of certain species being overfished. Our project team used surveys to gather consumption data in Costa Rica and gauge consumers’ willingness to eat more sustainably. By working with the MarViva foundation, an oceanic conservation organization, our group conducted a social and economic analysis of the fishing industry in Costa Rica. The result of our project provided recommendations to MarViva on fish species that should be consumed more regularly with hopes of taking the pressure off of the commercial fish species. This project was conducted remotely due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Creator

• Kumar, Nathan
• Sanchez-Jean, Nicole M.
• Costa, Evan P.
• Watts, Marshall

Subject

• Food
• Sustainability
• Community
• Environment
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-031821-194429
• 6151

Keyword

• Sustainability
• MarViva
• Market Study
• Environment
• Costa Rica
• Fish

Advisor

• Chiarelli, James A.
• Rao, Pratap M.

Year

• 2021

Center

• San Jose, Costa Rica Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• MarViva Foundation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 14 - Life Below Water

Date created

• 2021-03-18

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-05-03