{"podcast":{"title":"Fish of the Week!","slug":"fish-of-the-week-3468392","podcast_index_feed_id":3468392,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/fish-of-the-week/","website_url":"https://www.fws.gov/fish-of-the-week-podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/272c3156-5cbc-4e47-9b23-9d511895ae8b/W9uomBxg-iLLyyKBkHOQuYkQ.jpg","author":"U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service","episode_count":270,"summary":"Fish enthusiasts Katrina Liebich and Guy Eroh journey across America on a quest to live with, live from, discover and enjoy ALL THE FISH: big and small, common and rare, beautiful and downright strange. Guests from all walks of life help dig into the latest science and bring their perspectives about fishing and how fish are woven into the fabric of communities and cultures. Listeners walk away from each episode with practical information about how to connect with and conserve our amazing, finned friends.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-23T12:17:10.860876+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392"},"episode":{"title":"The Blackbanded Sunfish of East Coast Blackwaters","slug":"the-blackbanded-sunfish-of-east-coast-blackwaters","published_at":"2026-03-02T16:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392/the-blackbanded-sunfish-of-east-coast-blackwaters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392","url":"https://www.fws.gov/fish-of-the-week-podcast","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/708c510d-6663-4912-908b-a48009a9f45c.mp3","summary":"Get to know a beautiful and rare native species found in pockets of tea-like blackwater habitats along the East Coast. Katrina and Guy are joined by three guests from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Jay Kilian, Seth Moessinger, and Jason Cessna. Learn more about the fish, their patchy habitats, and the amazing work being done by a variety of partners and states to locate, understand, and give these fish a helping hand! If you enjoyed this sunfish you might also like these episodes: S2:E8 Longear Sunfish: Slab-Sided Beauty S3:E6 Sacramento Perch: California's Heritage Sunfish! S3:E28 Pygmy Sunfish: The Mini Seven S4:E15 Green Sunfish: Aggressive Bigmouth Read more: https://www.fws.gov/story/2026-01/bringing-blackbanded-sunfish-back-blackwater-habitat-maryland","meta_description":"Get to know a beautiful and rare native species found in pockets of tea-like blackwater habitats along the East Coast. Katrina and Guy are joined by three…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2099,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fish-of-the-week-3468392/episodes/the-blackbanded-sunfish-of-east-coast-blackwaters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fish-of-the-week-3468392/the-blackbanded-sunfish-of-east-coast-blackwaters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}