Apr 30
2014
El Nino could massively impact West Coast fish
News Summary: April 29, 2014
NOAA is predicting an El Nino for this summer that could massively impact West Coast fish, and raise global food prices
NOAA is now predicting with 65% confidence a major el Nino event will begin this summer, possibly as early as July.
El Nino can have a major impact both on fisheries and on agricultural commodities. According to NOAA, fish that remain in their traditional habitats on the West Coast during El Nino experience reduced growth, reproduction, and survival. On a global scale, El Nino brings warm water to the coast of South America, suppressing the upwelling that provides for rich anchovy fisheries. The result is that Peru’s anchovy fisheries get severely …Read/subscribe to the original story and SeafoodNews here.
John Sackton, Editor And Publisher , Lexington, Massachusetts
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