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El Niño Empties Latin American Fishing Nets

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From the coasts of Ecuador and Peru to those of Panama and Guatemala, artisanal fishermen see impotent how anchovetas, tunas and snappers move away in search of cold waters, after an increase in the temperature of up to 6°C. "The water is hot", attests to the AFP Juan Ollague, 56 years old, in the Ecuadorian village of Santa Rosa (Santa Elena, southwest), where hundreds of boats are caught in a semi-paralyzed port. After the night work barely ca…

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The El Niño phenomenon raises sea temperature and chases away fish in the eastern Pacific. Learn about the impact on fishing families.

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From the coasts of Ecuador and Peru to those of Panama and Guatemala, artisanal fishermen see impotent how anchovetas, tunas and snappers move away in search of cold waters, after an increase in the temperature of up to 6°C. "The water is hot", attests to the AFP Juan Ollague, 56 years old, in the Ecuadorian village of Santa Rosa (Santa Elena, southwest), where hundreds of boats are caught in a semi-paralyzed port. After the night work barely ca…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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Impacts are felt in countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Panama and Guatemala

·São Paulo, Brazil
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Dominican Republic.– Eastern Pacific fishermen suffer the impact of ocean warming due to the El Niño phenomenon, which forces several species to migrate to deep waters and leaves semi-empty nets and villages in crisis. (Continue reading...) The entry El Niño phenomenon empties Latin American fishing nets was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republic.

Jauja: contraloría warns online driving failures that supplies water to three citiesMunicipality of Huancayo questions Indecopi for favoring discothequesThe warming of the ocean caused by the El Niño phenomenon is hitting eastern Pacific fishing communities.From the coasts of Peru and Ecuador to Panama and Guatemala, artisanal fishermen report smaller catches while various species seek waters with more favorable conditions.In Peru, the effects o…

·Lima, Peru
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The current conditions of the ocean off the Peruvian coast generate concern about the possibility of a phenomenon El Niño 2026–2027 of great magnitude. According to geologist Patricio Valderrama, at the beginning of September the surface temperature of the sea presented an average anomaly of +4.6 °C. During the event Scenarios for El Niño 2026–2027, organized by the Association of Drinks and Refreshments Without Alcohol of Peru (Abresa), the spe…

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CartaCapital broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
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