In 2004, two St. Helenian fishing vessels developed the capacity to fish beyond the 12 mile inshore waters of the island's 200 mile exclusive economic zone.

El Niño is a warm inshore current annually flowing south along the coast of Ecuador around the end of December and extending about every 7 to 10 years down the coast of Peru it can bring devastating weather to several global regions, including heavy rains and flooding as well as colder than normal winters across the United States, and severe droughts and dust storms in Australia.