David Shale / Hydromedusa/ Trachymedusa (Crossota sp) from approx 2700m, mid Atlantic ridge, June 2010

Solvin Zankl / Baby Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) struggles against the swell to swim away from the beach where it hatched, Ostional, Costa Rica. October. Winner of the Underwater category of the G...

Steven Kazlowski / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on sea ice, off the coast of Svalbard, Norway

Anup Shah / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) juvenile male 'Tembo' aged 4 years stripping the bark of a spiny branch to feed on the core, Bai Hokou, Dzanga Sangha Special Dense Forest Reserve, Ce...

Benoit Stichelbaut / Fleet racing at Spi Ouest-France, La Trinite sur Mer, Brittany, France. April 2010.

Rick Tomlinson / Melges 32 "Fantastica" and "Sambs Pa Ti" racing at the Miami Grand Prix, Florida, USA. March 2010.

Juergen Freund / Bungalows of Misool Eco Resort as night falls. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010.

Juergen Freund / Star shaped Pincushion / Pillow cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguinea), detail of the underbelly. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Featherstar (Comantheria briareus) on red fancoral. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Young woman in "tree" yoga pose, looking out to sea. Daram Island, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010.

Juergen Freund / West Papuan house on stilts in coral reef shallows. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Juergen Freund / Shoal of Blue chromis (Chromis viridis) amongst hard coral with Cloudy Damselfish (Dascyllus carneus) Sipadan, Malaysia.

Juergen Freund / Tone-Toneladang Tuna festival, Mamburao, Philippines, March 2010. Thirty tuna floats and dancers parade throughout the township of Mamburao celebrating the tuna catch following EU export standards.

Juergen Freund / Tuna laid out in the fish landing and processing area of the Docks, Sarangani, Philippines, April 2010 . NOT AVAILABLE FOR MAGAZINE USE IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES UNTIL 1ST JULY 2013.

Juergen Freund / Snorkeler swims amongst Sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf vaigiensis) at the house reef of Miniloc Island Resort, El Nido Island, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009. These fish gather in a dense mass w...

Juergen Freund / Sergeant major damselfish (Abudefduf vaigiensis) at the house reef of Miniloc Island Resort, El Nido Island, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009. These fish gather in a dense mass when bread is thrown into...

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) in hanging cages, being relocated to the open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Dock worker carries tuna through the fish landing and processing area, Sarangani, Philippines, April 2010 . NOT AVAILABLE FOR MAGAZINE USE IN GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES UNTIL 1ST JULY 2013.

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, Golden South Sea Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) laid out on trays waiting to have nucleus inserted to initiate cultured pearl growth, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, newly cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) hanging in nets from rafts waiting to be relocated to open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Alex Mustard / A Pygmy Seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) camouflaged in red Seafan (Muricella sp.). Pygmy Seahorses are small, most less than 15mm in length. Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, October.

Alex Mustard / A male Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming over seaweeds, carrying eggs under his tail. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, November.

Alex Mustard / A Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) amongst Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Fortescue Bay, Tasmania, Australia, March.

Juergen Freund / Yellow ribbon eel / Ribbon moray eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita). Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Peter Cairns / View towards Cuillin range from Elgol Beach. Skye, Scotland, October.

Georgette Douwma / Giant Frogfish (Antennarius commerson) on coral reef. The animal can vary greatly in colour and pattern. Bali, Indonesia, December.

Frederique Olivier / Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) colony, adults incubating eggs at nests, Hurd Point, Macquarie Island, Southern Atlantic, Australian Antarctica, November 2007

Andy Rouse / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) walking along beach. Cerro Dragon, Galapagos, September.

Andy Rouse / Two Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on a volcanic rock. Puerto Egas, Galapagos, September.

Andy Rouse / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) with friendly Lava Lizard (Tropidurus) perched on its head. Puerto Egas, Galapagos, September.

Ross Hoddinott / Godrevy Lighthouse at sunset, seen through rocksand rockpool in the foreground. Nr Hayle, Cornwall, UK, June 2009

Ross Hoddinott / View of Salcombe and harbour from Snapes Point in the early morning light. Salcombe, South Devon, UK, September 2010

Florian Möllers / Silhouette of Black tern (Chlidonias niger) adult feeding chick on artificial breeding island, Lake Mueggelsee, Berlin, Germany, July

Fergus Gill / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) flying through a rainbow. Aviemore, Scotland, July.

Fergus Gill / Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) sleeping on a windswept beach. Scotland, Nov

Alex Hyde / The Fairy Pools, on the Allt Coir' a' Mhadaidh river running down from the Cullin Hills, Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, February 2010.

Georgette Douwma / White banded/ Scarlet cleaner shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis) on Coral hind (Cephalopholis miniata) Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October

Georgette Douwma / Lyrtetail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) in water column with Peach anthias (Pseudanthias dispar) in background. Indonesia, October

Georgette Douwma / Pink anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion) with anemone showing the effects of bleaching. The bleached anemone is almost white, whereas the unbleached anemone is brown due to the presence of symbiotic...

Mark Carwardine / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) underwater, Tysfjord, Norway, November

Mark Carwardine / Gulls flying above two Killer whales / Orcas (Orcinus orca) surfacing, Tysfjord, Norway, November

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / River patterns from melting glacier. Olfusa river, Southwest Iceland, July 2009

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial view of Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis / Balaena glacialis australis) mother and calf. Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia, Argentina, Oct 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the water. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the for cloth bait. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010

Juan Carlos Munoz / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) leaping out of the water. False Bay, South Africa, July 2010

Solvin Zankl / Pacific hatchetfish (Argyropelecus affinis) portrait

Solvin Zankl / Black Dragonfish (Malacosteus niger)

Solvin Zankl / Sea star / Common starfish (Asterias rubens) at brachiolaria larva stage (60 days old), digital focus stacking

Charlie Summers / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult surrounded by huddled chicks, riding out a snowstorm at Gold Harbor, South Georgia.

Charlie Summers / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) adult standing amongst colony of chicks, Gold Harbor, South Georgia, South Atlantic Islands

Kevin Schafer / Peruvian pelicans (Pelecanus thagus) on coastal rocks, Pucusana, Lima Province, Peru

Kevin Schafer / Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) flock feeding in from of the Monaco Glacier, Leifdefjord, Svalbard, Norway 2010

Kevin Schafer / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic Norway, vulnerable species 2010

Kevin Schafer / Fogbow over pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic Norway 2010

Kevin Schafer / Edge of the Monaco Glacier, Leifdefjorden, Svalbard, Norway 2010

Jeff Rotman / Boy (nine years) catching 15lb Northern lobster (Homarus americanus) whilst diving in the Atlantic Ocean, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Model released Model released.

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) swimming past a baitball of Sardines (Clupeidae) off Baja California, Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean, November

Doug Perrine / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera brydei / edeni) expeling air and water from mouth through baleen plates after engulfing part of a baitball of Sardines (Clupeidae) with California sea lion (Tetreapturus au...

Roberto Rinaldi / Wreck of crude oil super-tanker "Amoco Milford Haven", populated by shoals Swallowtail anthias (Anthias anthias) and Bogues (Boops boops). The tanker sank on April 14th, 1991 after three days of fire....

Angelo Gandolfi / Punta Forata cave, Montecristo, Tuscany Archipelago National Park, Italy. June 2010

David Shale / Deepsea benthic Sea cucumber (Peniagone sp) with commensal polynoid polychaete, from mid atlantic ridge, depth approx 2600m, June 2010

David Shale / Deepsea benthic Sea cucumber (Peniagone porcella) from mid atlantic ridge, depth approx 2500m, June 2010

David Shale / Deepsea Gorgonian coral (Metallogorgia sp.) from mid atlantic ridge

Merryn Thomas / Kilt Rock and Loch Mealt waterfall under stormy skies in the morning, bassalt columns visible. Trotternish Peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland. September 2010.

Jerry Monkman / Sunrise near Brenton Point State Park, from Ocean Road, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, October 2009

Mike Potts / Mendenhall Glacier in severe retreat, with blue ice indicating where the glacier has recently calved. Juneau Alaska USA, May 2010

Andrew Parkinson / Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) in flight, with view straight down a precipitous cliff face, and resting Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May (non-ex)

Floris van Breugel / A dark passageway of a narrow flooded slot canyon, Zion National Park, Utah, USA. November 2009.

Floris van Breugel / View from behind one of the many waterfalls in Watkins Glen, upstate New York's fingerlakes region. New York, USA. May 2008

Alex Mustard / A group of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) sleeping in the afternoon at Three Sisters Spring. Manatees sleep on the bottom of this shallow spring, occasionally rising to the surface...

Alex Mustard / A split level digital composite showing a Basking shark (Ceterhinus maximus) feeding on plankton around St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, UK. June

Alex Mustard / A young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) above kelp in the Farne Islands. This seal has an orange snout from foraging on a rusty ship wreck. Northumberland, England, UK. North Sea. August

Alex Mustard / Spilt level view of a large female Southern Stingray (Hypanus americanus) beneath boat, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbean. March

Alex Mustard / A large female Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swimming in open water. Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean. March

Alex Mustard / California sea lion pup (Zalophus californianus) portrait in a rocky underwater cave. La Paz, Baja California Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean. October

Alex Mustard / Female Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) tangled in a discarded fishing net, Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK, July 2010.

Alex Mustard / Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) swimming beneath the surface, Lundy Island, Devon, England, UK. July 2010. Highly commended, Coast and Marine category, British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWP...

Alex Mustard / A pod of Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) riding on the bow wave of a boat. Sandy Ridge, Little Bahama Bank. Bahamas

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" heading to North Sea fishing grounds in stormy weather. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Huge wave enveloping fishing vessel "Harvester" while operating in the North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Tim Laman / Men spearfishing at night from the bows of canoes in Mayalibit Bay. Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Tim Laman / Lionfish (Pterois) hovering in a Sea Fan in a view looking toward the surface of the water. Misool Island vicinity. Near smaller island of Fiabacet. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Tim Laman / Grouper holding pens, destined for the live fish trade to Hong Kong. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia, May 2007

Tim Laman / Large school of Trevally (Caranx) shelter beneath the jetty at Arborek Village. Many village docks in this area act as shelter for these fish, which provide a handy source of protein for villagers in...

Tim Laman / Denise's Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) camouflaging itself in a Sea Fan. Yellow colour form. Pisang Islands, West of Fak Fak Peninsula. West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Tim Laman / View of beach, and man fishing from a dugout canoe, at Yenbeser Village. Alfred Russel Wallace based himself in this village for several months in the 1850's. Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. May 2007

Tim Laman / Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi) West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

Dan Burton / Two little boys enjoying a pond safari day at the Arundel Wetlands trust, Sussex, UK, where children go netting and catch species of animals and insects in the ponds. Model released July 2010

Alex Mustard / Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) swimming over sand ripples on sandbar, Stingray City, Grand Cayman. British West Indies.

Alex Mustard / A school of Southern stingrays (Hypanus americanus) on a sand bar, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. British West Indies. Caribbean Sea.

Alex Mustard / Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) hunting a Flying fish (Hirundichthys affinis) at night in the Gulf Stream. Taken in the Gulf Stream between Florida, USA and the Bahamas.

Steve Knell / Boreray, under low cloud cover. This holds the largest gannetry in UK (60,000 pairs) St. Kilda, Scotland, July 2009

Eric Baccega / Devon Island, under cloud covered sky, Nunavut, Canada. August 2010

Eric Baccega / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) female and her two cubs on an iceberg, off Baffin Island. Nunavut, Canada, August 2010