{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Erik Hoffner Mongabay and Sex with Clown Fish EP 348","description":"Erik is an editor for the huge environmental news site Mongabay, which has 5 bureaus around the world reporting in 6 languages daily. &amp;nbsp; He also produces their podcasts, available in English, Spanish and now French too.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; The main show, the Mongabay Newscast, won an award for coverage of how Indigenous communities\u2019 traditional ecological knowledge is important to conservation, as important as western science, and how these 2 are being used together more and more,  https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/podcast\/national-geographic-photographer-kiliii-yuyan-on-why-indigenous-peoples-are-the-best-conservationists\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Last month we published an episode that won\u2019t win an award because it\u2019s not a sexy topic like that, but it is fishy: &amp;nbsp; \u2018These stories deserve to be told\u2019: Shining a light on secretive fisheries managers  https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/podcast\/2024\/12\/these-stories-deserve-to-be-told-shining-a-light-on-secretive-fisheries-managers\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; There are 17 regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) responsible for regulating the fishing of various commercially valuable species across vast swaths of the ocean. Their members meet regularly, but their decisions aren\u2019t often well-publicized, due to a lack of journalists in attendance. &amp;nbsp; But Mongabay reporters show up, even though they wish we didn\u2019t: \u200b\u200b\u201cOur presence at these meetings is not really welcomed, and that\u2019s a problem,\u201d a staff writer said   STRIPED BASS DISCUSSION - 10 -15 Minutes&amp;nbsp;   NEWS&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; RED HERRING - Trump says Delta Smelt to blame for LA Water Issues  https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250124-red-herring-why-trump-wrongly-blames-a-fish-for-la-wildfires   Salmon farms under fire on U.S. East Coast after being shuttered on West Coast  https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/01\/salmon-farms-under-fire-on-u-s-east-coast-after-being-shuttered-on-west-coast\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; And on a more personal note, I was in the Galapagos reporting for Mongabay and the health of the fish and wildlife populations was incredible, big marine protected area surrounding all the islands, I saw so many big beautiful fish during our dives \u2013 fishing is allowed only with a guide and it\u2019s all catch and release, some locals are allowed to fish for a few species &amp;nbsp; As G\u00e1lapagos ecotourism booms, top naturalist guide urges sustainability  https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2025\/01\/as-galapagos-ecotourism-booms-top-naturalist-guide-urges-sustainability\/&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; FISH SEX&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; THIS FISH CAN MATE 25 Times Per Day  https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/fish-sex-mating-sperm-evolution-behavior-animals-2011660 &amp;nbsp; Clown Fish Sex  https:\/\/news.scubatravel.co.uk\/male-to-female-sex-change-clown-fish-brain.html &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Fish Nerds Fishing Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.fishnerds.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/35076175\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/183982225"}