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A growing appetite for jellyfish promised a boom for fishers in Honduras. But then the storms came
A decade after Chinese investment, La Mosquitia's processing plant is sitting idle and jobs have been lost as the climate crisis takes its toll.
The jellyfish's vulnerability to changes in climate makes harvesting possible only during the predominantly sunny seasons, which last about three months in Honduras. Extreme weather events frequently reduce or interrupt these windows of opportunity.
A fisherman is pushing a small boat into the waves of the rough sea. To head out for jellyfish fishing.
La Moskitia, Honduras
15.02.2025
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A growing appetite for jellyfish promised a boom for fishers in Honduras. But then the storms came
A decade after Chinese investment, La Mosquitia's processing plant is sitting idle and jobs have been lost as the climate crisis takes its toll.
The jellyfish's vulnerability to changes in climate makes harvesting possible only during the predominantly sunny seasons, which last about three months in Honduras. Extreme weather events frequently reduce or interrupt these windows of opportunity.
A kid is passing a jellyfish he found over to a community leader.
La Moskitia, Honduras
14.02.2025
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A growing appetite for jellyfish promised a boom for fishers in Honduras. But then the storms came
A decade after Chinese investment, La Mosquitia's processing plant is sitting idle and jobs have been lost as the climate crisis takes its toll.
The jellyfish's vulnerability to changes in climate makes harvesting possible only during the predominantly sunny seasons, which last about three months in Honduras. Extreme weather events frequently reduce or interrupt these windows of opportunity.
Sintia Monico Lopez (35) [left] and Hermaina Meltan Lopez (37) [right] are two female workers at the jellyfish factory and used to be involved in the processing stage of jellyfish production. They were given between 110 and 55 Lempiras [£3.49 and £1.71 respectively] per day working four to five-hour shifts.
La Moskitia, Honduras
14.02.2025
Fritz Pinnow / Guardian / eyevine
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A growing appetite for jellyfish promised a boom for fishers in Honduras. But then the storms came
A decade after Chinese investment, La Mosquitia's processing plant is sitting idle and jobs have been lost as the climate crisis takes its toll.
The jellyfish's vulnerability to changes in climate makes harvesting possible only during the predominantly sunny seasons, which last about three months in Honduras. Extreme weather events frequently reduce or interrupt these windows of opportunity.
11. Terencio Escobar (55), the Community Coordinator of the jellyfish Industry in La Moskitia is holding up a shovel with the jellyfish (‘heads’) that have rotten due to the sweet water from rainfall which has caused the jellyfish to develop fungi and destroyed the entire catch of the day.
La Moskitia, Honduras
14.02.2025
Fritz Pinnow / Guardian / eyevine
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A growing appetite for jellyfish promised a boom for fishers in Honduras. But then the storms came
A decade after Chinese investment, La Mosquitia's processing plant is sitting idle and jobs have been lost as the climate crisis takes its toll.
The jellyfish's vulnerability to changes in climate makes harvesting possible only during the predominantly sunny seasons, which last about three months in Honduras. Extreme weather events frequently reduce or interrupt these windows of opportunity.
The concrete tubs in which the jellyfish are processed after their ‘heads’ are separated from the rest. The hall is now empty since the climate has put the jellyfish industry to a grinding halt.
La Moskitia, Honduras
14.02.2025
Fritz Pinnow / Guardian / eyevine
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