Ocean Warming, El Niño Squeeze Golfo de Fonseca Fisheries

Published on Honduras Daily · Nov 10, 2026 · Originally reported November 10, 2026 by El Heraldo

Warming Pacific waters in Honduras's Golfo de Fonseca are driving fish and shrimp into deeper water, cutting catches by 50 to 80% and leaving thousands of fishermen struggling to feed their families, a crisis blamed partly on the 2026 El Niño.

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