Year

Sunspot Number [6]

Event (El Niño; E, /La Niña; L) (Figure 1) [6]

Fishery Damage (Million USD) [23]

1993

50

E

8.4

1994

30

E

0.5

1995

15

L

76.4

1996

10

L

2.1

1997

20

E

1.5

1998

45

E

1.6

1999

88

L

3

2000

125

L

0.3

2001

120

L

8.4

2002

100

E

4.9

2003

60

E

21.5

2004

35

E

0.1

2005

25

E

1.1

2006

20

E

0.1

2007

5

L

11.5

2008

2

L

0

2009

1

E

0

2010

10

E

0

2011

30

L

0

2012

55

L

4.4

2013

62

L

24.7

2014

70

E

4

2015

50

E

5.3

2016

25

E

4.3

2017

15

L

0

2018

5

L

0.3

2019

6

L

3.6