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Whitelined Toadfish, Cozumel Reefs National Marine Park, Isla Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Photograph (©) by Olga B. K. Barron.

“…In the words of Star Trek’s creator Gene Roddenberry, “Space [is] the final frontier”, but for a grounded explorer with a sense of adventure, there is no need to go so far to discover “strange new worlds”.  They surround our continents and islands in our planet’s ocean barrier reefs. These fragile ecosystems exist in a symbiotic relationship of creatures and fish. The delicate balance of these populations creates a wondrous paradise...” – From Olga B. K. Barron’s letter to the editor