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Empty nets in Latin America as fish flee El Niño

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What happened

Fishermen along Latin America's Pacific coast are reeling in half-empty nets as ocean warming aggravated by El Niño causes tuna, anchovies and other top catches to migrate to cooler waters.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:00:01 UTC.

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