Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boat and large numbers of...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boats and large numbers o...

Ingo Arndt / Fisheries Protection Vessel (Pharos) arrived at King Edward Point with King penguins on shoreline, South Georgia Heritage Trust Rat Eradication Project, South Georgia, February 2011

Jack Dykinga / Wrecked ship with cormorant colony, on Namibia's skeleton coast, Dorob National Park, Namibia. July 2013.

Espen Bergersen / Gulls (Laridae) seaching for food in water containing blood coming from a large fishing boat, Tromvik, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November 2014.

Juergen Freund / Schooling silversides (Atheriniformes) split level with karst limestone cliff and West Papuan fishermen in their dugout outrigger canoe. Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of t...

Ernie Janes / Aerial view of boats in East Fleet, with Pinewoods caravan park, and salt marshes on the coast of Norfolk, England, UK, February 2009.

Frederique Olivier / Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) in front of French Icebreaker L'Astrolabe, on edge of the fast ice off Dumont D'Urville station, Antarctica. December 2014.

Ernie Janes / Boat full of people watching Common Seals (Phoca vitulina) on sand bank at Blakeney Point, Norfolk, August 2013.

Ernie Janes / Abstract photo of Tower Bridge, with blurred motion red bus, London, June 2013. Digitally manipulated.

Tom Gilks / Fishermen preparing nets, Remba Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Storm over Kalk Bay harbor with boat, False Bay, Cape Town, South Africa.

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen clean Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) on deck of fishing trawler, with herring gulls (Larus argentatus) flocking in the background. Stellwagen Banks, New England, United States, North Atlantic O...

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fishermen on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Fishermen in boats, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tourists on a zodiac going past icebergs in Iceberg Alley, Pleneau Island, Antarctica

Merryn Thomas,Merryn Thomas / Catamarans taking part in the Extreme 40 catamaran racing series in Cardiff Bay, Cardiff, Wales, UK, September 2012.

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Engine room ventilator shafts of oil tanker 'Seiko Maru'. Sunk in Chuuk Lagoon 17/18th February 1944, Chuuk Lagoon, Pacific

Michael Pitts,Michael Pitts / Divers on the wreck of the tugboat, 'Tienstin'. Abu Galawa, Red Sea, July 2010

Juergen Freund / Men on a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia,...

Barrie Britton / Snow covered fishing boats in Sitka Harbour, Alaska. Photograph taken on location for BBC TV series 'Nature's Great Events', March 2008.

Steven Kazlowski / Crew bleeds a full deckload of Pacific cod fish (Gadidae family) before putting them in salt water tanks, on the fishing trawler Western Dawn, Gulf of Alaska, USA. No release available.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel 'Harvester' winching her catch onboard amid a group of hungry seabirds. North Sea, Europe, December 2011. Property released.

Brent Stephenson / Columnar basalt formations at the 180 metre high Edinburgh Hill. Zodiac full of cruise ship tourists for scale. South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, December.

Brent Stephenson / Columnar basalt formations at the 180 metre high Edinburgh Hill. Zodiac full of cruise ship tourists for scale. South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, December.

Ernie Janes / Fishing boat just off Holme Beach Nature Reserve with waders flying and on shore, The Wash, Norfolk, UK, September 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Group of tourists wearing waterproof clothing and life jackets photograph seabirds from zodiac boat on tour around Bass Rock, North Berwick, Firth of Forth, Lothian, Scotland, UK, August 2011

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Group of tourists wearing waterproof clothing and life jackets photograph Gannet colony from zodiac boat on tour around Bass Rock, North Berwick, Firth of Forth, Lothian, Scotland, UK, August 2011. Di...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Group of tourists wearing waterproof clothing and life jackets in zodiac boat for seabird safari tour around Bass Rock, North Berwick, Firth of Forth, Lothian, Scotland, UK, August 2011

Kathryn Jeffs / Filming Southern Type B Killer whales (Orcinus orca) in Antarctica. Taken on location for BBC Frozen Planet series, January 2009

Juergen Freund / Schooling Silverside fish (Antherinidae) split level with karst limestone walls, West Papuan fisherman in boat, North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2002.

Jeff Rotman / Mattanza fishermen landing Giant Bluefun tuna (Thunnus thynnus) using a technique in which a maze of nets are set, leading to a central pool, Favignana, Italy, May / June 1990

Juergen Freund / A barge full of logs. Illegal timber is brought into Sarawak from Kalimantan by both land and sea. Illegal logging in protected areas involves a complex network of people from all walks of life. The i...

Juergen Freund / Crinoids or featherstars covering a coral bommie with dive boat looming overhead, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Brent Stephenson / Steller's Sea Lions (Eumetopias jubatus) resting on rocks above the tideline. Zodiac with tourists watching in the background. The Brothers, Alaska, United States, July.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" surrounded by Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) whilst hauling the trawl net onboard. North Sea, Europe, February 2011. Property released.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Catch of lobsters being unloaded in the fishing village of Kalk Bay, False Bay, South Africa

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....

Roberto Rinaldi / Stern of crude oil super-tanker "Milford Haven", which sank on April 14th, 1991 after three days of fire. Genoa, Italy, 2007.

Laurent Geslin / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) wading in water with a group of tourists on a riverboat, watching in the background. Botswana

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" on a stormy North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Steven Kazlowski / Photographers photographing of a group of curious Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from motorboats along a barrier island during autumn freeze up, Barter Island, 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife...

Juan Manuel Borrero / Upturned canoes (caballitos) owned by the Fishermen of Totora, on Pimentel beach at sunset. Chiclayo. Peru November 2009

Philip Stephen / Fishing trawler surrounded by seabirds as the net is hauled onboard. North Sea, September 2010. Property released.

Russell Cooper / Avocets (Recurvirostra avosetta) and Black Tailed Godwits (Limosa limosa) on the lagoon at Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, UK, October 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Shoal of fish beneath nets and small fishing boats in the Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.

Philip Stephen / "Ocean Harvest " fishing on the North Sea, surrounded by seabirds, June 2010. Property released.

Toby Roxburgh / European sprats (Sprattus sprattus sprattus) being winched ashore from a trawler at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Jean E. Roche / Aerial view of Grande Motte marina, a tourist complex in the Languedoc, France, June 2008

Sue Flood / Russian Icebreaker, NS 50 Lyet Pobyedi (50 Years of Victory) approaching Rubini Rock, bird colony, Tikhaya Bukhta, Franz Josef Land, Russian Arctic, July 2008

Jim Brandenburg / Boats stranded at low tide, Wales, United Kingdom

Nigel Cattlin / Tourists and boats at Maya Beach, limestone rock cliffs in background. Koh Phi Phi Leh, Krabi Province, Thailand. 2015.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fishermen sorting Albacore / Longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga) fish catch on dock in early morning. Santona, Cantabria, Spain. August 2011.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Fishermen sorting Albacore / Longfin tuna (Thunnus alalunga) fish catch on dock in early morning. Santona, Cantabria, Spain. August 2011.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boat and large numbers of...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the boat and large numbers of gulls (Larus) flying overhead, Troms, Norway...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the boat and large numbers of gulls (Larus) flying overhead, Troms, Norway...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boats catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boats and large numbers...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of fishing boats catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the boats, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat with net full of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the outside, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, November.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat with net full of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) surrounded by Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), with tourist boats nearby, Sk...

Chris Gomersall / Small cruise ship 'Elizabeth G' anchored by Garbh Eilean with flocks of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), Shiant Isles, Hebrides, Scotland, July 2016.

Chris Gomersall / Small cruise ship 'Elizabeth G' anchored by Garbh Eilean with flocks of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), Shiant Isles, Hebrides, Scotland, July 2016.

Chris Gomersall / Small cruise ship 'Elizabeth G' anchored by Garbh Eilean with flocks of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), Shiant Isles, Hebrides, Scotland, July 2016.

Chris Gomersall / Small cruise ship 'Elizabeth G' anchored by Garbh Eilean with flocks of Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica), Shiant Isles, Hebrides, Scotland, July 2016.

Robin Chittenden / Tourists on boats surrounding Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Zakynthos, Greece, August.

Sue Flood / Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) and tourists on sea ice in front of Russian icebreaker Kapitan Khlebnikov in the sea ice near Snow Hill Island colony, Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

David Fleetham / Group of kayakers exploring the waters off Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Model Released.

David Fleetham / Group of kayakers exploring the waters off Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Model Released.

David Fleetham / Group of kayakers exploring the waters off Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Model Released.

Five Films / Fisherman gutting a Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) and throwing entrails to seabirds, sustainably caught using pole and line, English Channel, near Salcombe, Devon, UK, November 2016.

Angelo Gandolfi / Sailing ship Starflyer (Star Clippers fleet) with Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) above, in Costa Rica Pacific waters, March. Birds are Brown pelicans

Frederique Olivier / View of a Chinstrap penguin (Pygoscelis antarcticus) colony, with a ship in the background, Aitcho Island, South Shetland Islands.

Mark Carwardine / Aerial of Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf interacting with tourists in a boat, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, 2015. Web use only.

Mark Carwardine / Aerial of Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf interacting with tourists in a boat, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, 2015. Web use only.

Mark Carwardine / Aerial of Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) mother and calf interacting with tourists in a boat, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, 2015. Web use only.

Mark Carwardine / Aerial of a juvenile Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) interacting with tourists in a boat, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, 2015. Web use only.

Mark Carwardine / Aerial of a juvenile Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) interacting with tourists in a boat, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, 2015. Web use only.

Mark Carwardine / Aerial of a juvenile Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus) interacting with tourists in a boat, San Ignacio lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, 2015. Web use only.

Peter Bassett / King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) preening with an icebreaker ship in the background, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia.

Peter Bassett / Wide angle shot of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on a rocky shore, with an icebreaker ship in the background, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, November 2015.

Tom Gilks / Fishing boat with swarm of Lake flies (Chironomid sp) swarming in background, Lake Victoria, Kenya, February 2013.

Terry Whittaker / Tourists on boat watching pod of North Atlantic Killer whales (Orcinus orca) at surface, Grundarfjordur, Iceland, March 2014.

Terry Whittaker / Tourists on commercial whale-watching boat, Grundarfjordur, Iceland, March 2014.

Terry Whittaker / Tourists boarding commercial whale-watching boat, Grundarfjordur, Iceland, March 2014.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) in a creel / lobster pot, Lamlash Bay, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.

Loic Poidevin / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) herd of female does and young, with Islay ferry behind, Jura, Scotland, UK, September

Espen Bergersen / Large amount of gulls (Laridae) gathering around a fishing vessel fishing for herring, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, December

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales (Orcinus orca) next to fishing vessel pulling net full of herring - the whales are feeding on any fish escaping the net, outside Kvaloya, Norway. December

Espen Bergersen / Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) jumping out of the sea ahead of Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) bubble net feeding on them, kayakers in background. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November

Espen Bergersen / Killer whale (Orcinus orca) male surfacing with Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) with fishing boat in background. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November

Espen Bergersen / Fisherman watching Killer whale (Orcinus orca) male surfacing with Herring gulls (Larus argentatus) Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November

Espen Bergersen / Killer whales / Orca (Orcinus orca) pod surfacing in calm water at dusk, boats in background. Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November

Espen Bergersen / Aerial photo of a school of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) in shallow waters with both Humpback whales (Megaptera novaenliae) and Killer whales (Orcinus orca) feeding, as well as fishing boats, co...

Tony Wu / Humpback whales (Megaptera novangliaea) pod engaged in social foraging by herding herring and other fish with bubble net feeding, with boat of tourists watching, Chatham Strait, Alaska, USA July.

David Kjaer / Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) flock feeding in wetlands at Brownsea Island, Dorset, UK October