Ika Makimaki<p>The <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/blobfish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blobfish</span></a> has beaten the <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/OrangeRoughy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeRoughy</span></a> by almost 300 votes on the <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/fishOfTheYear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fishOfTheYear</span></a> election.</p><p>The OR campaign is gracious in defeat (unlike other orange candidates before us) and sincerely congratulate the blobfish, a fellow deep sea fish, on its victory. </p><p>While the blobfish may have taken the crown this year, bottom trawling can wreck the hopes of all deep-sea dwellers. <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ProtectTheOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProtectTheOcean</span></a>, because every fish —blobby, orange or otherwise— deserves a healthy habitat to thrive in!<br>🐟🪸🌊<br><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/oceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oceans</span></a></p>