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Welcome to Damselfish in Distress

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Hi all! I'm Febrianne. I really like the ocean, conservation, and coral reefs. I started this blog to tell you about those things. I started off doing my Bachelor's in Science in Tropical Environmental Biology and Ecology (Extended Major), then followed it with an Honour's degree in Monash University Malaysia. Since my third year of undergraduate studies, I had been involved in a project on urban mosquito populations which gives me 2 years of research experience under my belt. I also have a journal paper on the way. It's been a dream of mine to continue studying Marine Biology with a specialty in coral conservation for a very long time. My love for coral reefs started when I was 3 years old, when my mom slapped a kiddy mask+snorkel and a life jacket on me and pushed me off a boat. Since then, I've visited several reefs across South East Asia and earned my PADI Open Water and Advanced Open Water scuba diving licenses (Thanks again mom!). I can't get enough o