Global: FAO predicts more frequent extreme El Niño episodes in coming years

Published 2024년 6월 19일

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The El Niño phenomenon has led to a 1.7% decrease in global fisheries catch, significantly impacting the Peruvian anchovy catch by 56% and causing price hikes for fishmeal and fish oil. This climate event has disrupted fish habitats and food availability, with further declines expected in early 2024. Additionally, climate change has resulted in harmful algae blooms and fish kills in Chile. While some fisheries like skipjack and yellowfin tuna have benefited, the overall economic loss due to El Niño is projected at $3.5 trillion over the next five years. The FAO stresses the need for flexible fisheries regulation and disaster preparedness to address more frequent extreme El Niño events.

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The natural phenomenon El Niño, which causes fluctuations in the temperature of the surface layer of water in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, has led to a decrease in global fisheries catch. This is stated in the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) report “The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture”. At the end of last year, the catch of aquatic biological resources worldwide decreased by 1.7%, to 89.6 million tons. The organization associates the reduction in catch with this climate phenomenon, which, according to experts, will occur even more frequently in the coming years. Fluctuating ocean temperatures affect the availability of food and the suitability of fish habitats. For example, last year the El Niño phenomenon led to a reduction in the food supply and, as a result, the habitat of the Peruvian anchovy. The catch of this type of fish decreased by 56% at the end of the year. Declining anchovy production in Peru has led to shortages of fishmeal and ...

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