1.0Coral Reef Alliancehttps://coral.org/en/Kate Beebehttps://coral.org/en/blog/author/kate/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="41OtFuo24d"><a href="https://coral.org/en/team/ben-charo/">Ben Charo</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://coral.org/en/team/ben-charo/embed/#?secret=41OtFuo24d" width="600" height="338" title="“Ben Charo” — Coral Reef Alliance" data-secret="41OtFuo24d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://coral.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ben-Charo.jpg600600Ben has been captivated by coral reefs since his first underwater forays as an Island School student on Eleuthera, Bahamas. He is fascinated by the abundant and spectacular collections of life that exist in these underwater cities and is keenly interested in understanding how human health and well-being intersects with coral reef conservation outcomes.