INTERVIEW
Journalist Le Petit journal on Canal +, Quotidien on TMC and the Konbini website, Hugo Clément is back on France 2. The big reporter presents Tuesday evening on the channel of the public service emission On the front of the oceans , the first of a series of four broadcast this year on France 2. For two hours, the viewer follows Hugo Clément and his acolytes around the world: "The promise is simple, to get in touch with people who fight on the front of the environment ". For this, the show offers beautiful images of the planet, punctuated by dramatic comments.
"Avoid the apocalyptic aspect"
The goal ? "Show that our planet is beautiful, find that the situation is serious, reveal environmental scandals and above all, highlight the people who fight to avoid the apocalyptic aspect". Everything gives the impression of a mix between Ushuaia and Special Envoy . A comparison that does not hinder Hugo Clément, on the contrary: "I have a lot of respect for Nicolas Hulot and I have a lot of friendship and respect for Elise Lucet".
Tuesday night, the viewer will discover an environmental scandal in Mexico. The Mexican drug cartels "are looking for the totoaba, a fish, because they sell their bladders on the Asian black market for alleged aphrodisiac or pharmaceutical virtues". These fish are considered "cocaine of the sea" and for good reason, 1 kilo of bladder is sold at about 50,000 euros! It's more than a pound of gold or cocaine.
Imminent danger of extinction
"The cartels put nets everywhere and they trap including the totoaba but also hundreds of species including vaquitas, a species of porpoise in danger of imminent extinction". In fact, there were about 500 vaquitas specimens 20 years ago. They are estimated between 6 and 22 today.
See you tonight on France 2 to discover the fate of vaquitas and many other things with Hugo Clément at the controls.