I&#x27;ll take this opportunity to point out that Paul Allen is a strong supporter of research to save the ocean&#x27;s coral reefs.<p>Last June he funded [1] a nearly $4 MM USD 5 yr project for researchers at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (HIMB) [2] and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to study assisted evolution to increase the resilience of coral species.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vulcan.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2015&#x2F;coral-reef-research-support" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vulcan.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;articles&#x2F;2015&#x2F;coral-reef-research...</a><p>[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hawaii.edu&#x2F;news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;04&#x2F;ruth-gates-research-to-reverse-rapid-coral-reef-decline-supported-by-paul-g-allen&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.hawaii.edu&#x2F;news&#x2F;2015&#x2F;08&#x2F;04&#x2F;ruth-gates-research-to...</a><p>(disclaimer: my wife works at HIMB)<p>edit: It looks as this comment is viewed by some as excusing the incident -- that&#x27;s not the intent.  I just wanted to point out that Mr. Allen was already helping to <i>save</i> reefs, not destroy them.