# UAE Fish Stocks Recover to 1960s Levels Through Selective Fishing; Peru Loses $1.2 Billion to El Niño

> The United Arab Emirates reports that its fish stocks have recovered to 1960s levels after banning fine-mesh traps and shifting to selective fishing that targets adult fish. The national catch is now worth $500 million a year, with the gain coming from higher unit prices rather than larger volumes. Peru faces a 78,000-job contraction in aquaculture as an early El Niño 2026/2027 event warms its coast, and the article puts Peru's losses at $1.2 billion.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T09:14:45.487Z
- Category: weather · region Peru · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77457-uae-fish-stocks-recover-to-1960s-levels-through-selective-fishing-peru-loses-1
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Peru is the largest source of anchovy fishmeal, so an El Niño-driven catch shortfall tightens global protein meal supply and supports fishmeal prices that feed buyers pay. The UAE recovery has little effect on world supply.

## Read by commodity

- FISHMEAL: bullish ▲

## Sources

- es.pravda.ru: https://es.pravda.ru/news/economia/1307087-uea-pesca-selectiva-peru-anquoveta-nino/

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