# How problem child El Niño threatens Chilean fish farming

> El Niño has led Peruvian authorities to suspend anchovy fishing, pushing up fishmeal and fish oil prices. The article warns that the warming also threatens Chilean salmon farming through reduced freshwater layers in fjords and increased harmful algal blooms, citing the 2016 die-off that killed over 100,000 tonnes of salmon.

- Date: 2026-08-03 · published 2026-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Chile · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/4748-how-problem-child-el-nino-threatens-chilean-fish-farming
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The main price effect is on marine feed inputs, as El Niño-driven fishery closures keep fishmeal and fish oil costly, while salmon disease risk could reduce farmed fish demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fishfarmingexpert.com: https://www.fishfarmingexpert.com/chile-el-nino-fish-health/how-problem-child-el-nino-threatens-chilean-fish-farming/2161241

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