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Ocean Science Radio recently interviewed Dr. Madhavi Colton, the Program Director at the Coral Reef Alliance, on the state of coral reefs and conservation solutions. <a href="https://soundcloud.com/ocean-science-radio/coral#t=4:04">Listen</a> to the podcast and learn how we can encourage corals to adapt to rising ocean temperatures by reducing local threats like overfishing, pollution and habitat destruction.</td>

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The Coral Reef Alliance celebrated International Women's Day by recognizing the phenomenal work of the marine scientists and conservationists in Honduras, where "most of the people working in marine conservation are women," according to CORAL's Associate Program Director in the Mesoamerican region, Jennifer Myton. Learn more about these amazing women in our <a href="https://vimeo.com/259254673">video</a> and <a href="https://coral.org/blog/2018-international-womens-day/">blog post</a>. </td>

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The Coral Reef Alliance joined the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) for a screening of <a href="http://www.chasingcoral.com/">Chasing Coral</a>, a Netflix Original documentary on the state of coral reefs and the global threat of coral bleaching. After the film, Dr. Madhavi Colton discussed CORAL's work on <a href="https://coral.org/adapt/">Adaptive Reefscapes</a> and reasons to have hope for corals, and Dr. Abel Valdivia, the CBD's Ocean Scientist, discussed their Ocean Science program.</td>

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This photo of several raccoon butterflyfish (<em>Chaetodon lunula</em>), was taken in Maui in 2017 by Dr. Michael Webster, CORAL's Executive Director. Butterflyfish are an essential component of coral reefs, and they rely on corals for their food and habitat. There are over 114 species of butterflyfish, and some species are used as "indicator species" to assess reef health due to their dependency on coral reefs. Learn more about our work in Hawaiʻi <a href="https://coral.org/where-we-work/hawaii/">here</a>.</td>

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