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 <title>The Coral Reef Alliance Appoints New Mesoamerican Regional Manager</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/4783</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;#espanol&quot;&gt;Leer en Español &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Mexico Field Manager Kenneth Johnson to Provide Strategic Program Support and Oversight of CORAL&#039;s Mexico, Belize, and Honduras Project Sites &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/4783&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.coral.org/category/region/latin_americacaribbean/mesoamerica">MesoAmerica</category>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:50:24 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
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 <title>Renowned Coral Reef Biologist Joins Coral Reef Alliance Board</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/Dr_Nancy_Knowlton_Press_Release</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Dr. Nancy Knowlton Selected to Help Lead CORAL&#039;s Conservation Efforts&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/files/images/NancyKnowlton.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Dr. Nancy Knowlton&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; hspace=&quot;10&quot; vspace=&quot;5&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/Dr_Nancy_Knowlton_Press_Release&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:57:46 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
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 <title>New Videos Give Hope to Coral Reefs on World Oceans Day</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/4727</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;San Francisco, CA - The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) has released two new inspirational coral reef conservation videos to coincide with World Oceans Day.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The two short videos, featuring legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, take viewers on a visual journey underwater and on land to learn about CORAL&#039;s community approach, field program initiatives, and the underlying urgency behind coral reef conservation.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/4727&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:30:29 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
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 <title>Gulf Oil Spill Heightens Need for Coral Reef Protection</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/news/pressreleases/gulf_oil_spill</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;San Francisco, CA – May 6, 2010 – The recent offshore British Petroleum oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico poses a serious threat to the delicate coral reef ecosystems and associated coastal habitats lining South Florida and the Keys. The advancing oil plume, along with the use of equally toxic oil dispersants used during cleanup efforts, threatens to unleash further stress on an already taxed marine ecosystem left fragile from years of human encroachment.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/news/pressreleases/gulf_oil_spill&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.coral.org/category/region/north_america">North America</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:02:49 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
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 <title>Large Commercial Retailers Take an Important Step for Coral Reef Protection</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/4396</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/4396&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.coral.org/category/region/pacific/asiapacific/hawaii">Hawaii</category>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:22:47 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
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 <title>Coalition of Conservation Organizations, Scientists Calls on White House and Congress to Protect Corals </title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/4250</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org&quot;&gt;The Coral Reef Alliance&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/&quot;&gt;Greenpeace USA&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.wwf.org/&quot;&gt;WWF&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sierraclub.org/&quot;&gt;Sierra Club&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seaweb.org/home.php&quot;&gt;SeaWeb&lt;/a&gt; are among a large coalition of 44 conservation organizations and more than 100 marine scientists urging the White House and U.S. Congress to undertake strong coral protection.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/4250&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <category domain="http://www.coral.org/category/site_sections/news/press_release">press_release</category>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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 <title>Traditional Blessing Ensures the Future of the Namena Marine Reserve </title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/4225</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/4225&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:41:09 -0600</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Joanna</dc:creator>
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 <title>Ocean Conservation Organizations Ask President Obama to Save Coral Reefs</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/4076</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;San Francisco, CA – February 25, 2009 – During today&#039;s 21st business meeting of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coralreef.gov/&quot;&gt;U.S. Coral Reef Task Force&lt;/a&gt; in Washington, D.C., the executive director of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org&quot;&gt;Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)&lt;/a&gt; will present recommendations for coral reef conservation to the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/4076&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:28:21 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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 <title>CORAL Executive Director Speaks at Marin Scuba Club</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/4069</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;San Francisco, CA - February 10, 2009 - Brian Huse, executive director of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org&quot;&gt;Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL)&lt;/a&gt;, will speak at the monthly meeting of the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marinscuba.org&quot;&gt;Marin Scuba Club&lt;/a&gt; on Wednesday, February 18, at 7:30PM. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/4069&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:00:07 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">4069 at http://www.coral.org</guid>
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 <title>New Photo Contest and Underwater Photography Column</title>
 <link>http://www.coral.org/node/3985</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/node/3965&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/files/images/news/Hairyfish.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;Striped Frogfish by Doug Richardson&quot; style=&quot;margin-right: 8px&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; height=&quot;290&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;San Francisco, CA – November 11, 2008 – The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is celebrating the unique and mysterious beauty of coral reefs with the announcement of an underwater photography contest and a new column on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org&quot;&gt;www.coral.org&lt;/a&gt; featuring photo tips from professional underwater photographer Jeff Yonover.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.coral.org/node/3985&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
 <guid isPermaLink="false">3985 at http://www.coral.org</guid>
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