4. In 2017, El Niño conditions in Peru caused massive flooding that left more than 70,000 people without homes. El Niño conditions can also reduce the upwelling of nutrients off the coast of South America, leading to less plankton in the water. Plankton is an important food source for many fish. La Niña conditions lead to more upwelling than normal. Describe what you would expect to happen to Peru's fishing industry during El Niño and La Niña.

What I expect to happen to Peru's fishing industry during El Niño and La Niña is it will suffer greatly because with less nutrients there will be the less plankton and without this important food source for the fish hence there will be no fish to catch.

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adefioyelaoye adefioyelaoye · Answer 2 · 2022-05-10T11:51:10+02:00

Peru's fishing industry will be on a decline if there are less plankton present in the water ecosystem.

What is Plankton?

They are referred to diverse collection of organisms found in water and serves as food source for fishes.

When there are less plankton, there will be less food for fish which will lead to a decrease and also a decline in Peru's fishing industry.

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