As the climate phenomenon sends warm water surging across the eastern Pacific, some parts of the fishing industry are suffering—but other regions are seeing a windfall.

From India to Peru to California, the powerful weather phenomenon is creating winners and losers across the fishing industry.

As the climate phenomenon sends warm water surging across the eastern Pacific, some parts of the fishing industry are suffering—but other regions are seeing a windfall.

Federal forecasters say this event will probably be one of the strongest El Niños since record keeping began in 1950.