Dr. Jane Lubchenco, U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean, recently visited Seychelles and the USAID-funded large scale coral reef restoration project I lead there at the NGO Nature Seychelles
She was interviewed by the national press. Here's a short extract:
"The reef die-offs that happened here [Seychelles] have been a result of sustained really warm water, and we’re going to be seeing more and more of those, not just with El Ninos but as the ocean continues to warm. The protocols that have been created here by Nature Seychelles to restore reefs are wonderful models to be exported to other [...]