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A severe drought in southern Honduras forced 214 shrimp farms to suspend operations, prompting the National Aquaculture Association to cut its 2026 production target from 159 million to 146 million pounds as high temperatures and prolonged low rainfall raised Gulf of Fonseca salinity levels.

The José Cecilio del Valle reservoir on the Río Grande Nacaome in southern Honduras has recovered to full capacity following recent rains, restoring water supplies to municipalities in Valle and Choluteca departments and supporting agricultural irrigation and hydroelectric generation.

A severe drought in Caridad, Valle, has wiped out up to 100% of some harvests and depleted water supplies, affecting about 800 farmers, with the mayor warning that reduced local production could drive up food prices as dependence on outside sources grows.

The Honduran Armed Forces reforested two hectares with 2,000 red mangrove seedlings at Las Pelonas on Isla del Tigre, Valle, to restore the ecosystem and protect coastal zones and marine biodiversity.

Honduras's 50,279 hectares of mangroves, concentrated in the Gulf of Fonseca, store an average of 346.6 metric tons of carbon per hectare and support 75% of commercial fish species, but lost 1,224 hectares between 2000 and 2018 mainly to shrimp and salt farming.