Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Roberto Rinaldi / Weedy seadragon (Phylloperyx taeniolatus) with diver watching nearby, Australia. Model released

Alex Mustard / A shoal of cod (Gadus morhua) in kelp forest. These cod were gathered off the north coast of Iceland to spawn, photographed during a two week break in fishing season, to allow the fish to spawn. Thors...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Kelp forest (Laminaria sp) growing beneath the cliffs of Lundy Island, Devon, UK, Bristol Channel, July

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

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) portrait underwater, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, UK, August

Shattil & Rozinski / Kelp floating on water at the edge of the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, Canada, September

Kevin Schafer / Female Marine otter (Lontra felina) and pup playing on kelp covered rock, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

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

Doc White / Californian sealion (Zalophus californianus) amongst kelp, Eastern pacific

Graham Eaton / Common / Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) swarming in shallow water over kelp, Cardigan Bay, Wales, June. Highly commended in Coast and Marine category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards...

Guy Edwardes / Sea belt kelp (Laminariales) lying on sandy beach, Balnakeil Bay, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland, May 2007

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Edible sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) on Kelp, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Hermit crab (Pagurus pubescens) on Kelp, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Banded chink shell (Lacuna vincta) on Kelp leaf, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Graham Eaton / Young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) underwater amongst kelp, Cardigan Bay, Wales, UK, July

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Kelp with Common / Red sunstar (Crossaster papposus) and shells, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Nudibranchs (Onchidoris muricata) on Kelp leaf, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / very small Squat lobster (Galathea intermedia) on a kelp leaf, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009 Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Long-legged spider crab (Macropodia rostrata) on a new kelp leaf, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Nudibranch (Polycera quadrilineata) on Kelp leaf, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009 WWE BOOK PLATE. Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Nudibranch (Dendronotus frondosus) on a Kelp leaf, Moere coastline, Norway, February 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Banded chink shells (Lacuna vincta) on kelp, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Banded chink shell (Lacuna vincta) feeding on Kelp leaf, Saltstraumen, Bod, Norway, October 2008

Richard Herrmann / Garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) amid kelp, San Clemente Island, Channel Islands, California

Tim Laman / Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) close up with detail of floats. Catalina Island, California, USA July

Tim Laman / Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) close up with detail of floats. Catalina Island, California, USA July

Tim Laman / Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) close up with detail of floats. Catalina Island, California, USA July

Juergen Freund / New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) swimming amongst kelp. Albany, Western Australia

Juergen Freund / Weedy seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) swimming amongst seaweed, Albany, Western Australia

Georgette Douwma / Island kelpfish (Alloclinus holderi) in Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, California, USA.

Georgette Douwma / Island kelpfish (Alloclinus holderi) in Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, California, USA.

Juergen Freund / Garibaldi fish {Hypsypops rubicunda} in kelp forest, California, USA, Pacific coast

Doug Perrine / Pyjama shark / Striped catshark {Poroderma africanum} Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Georgette Douwma / Island Kelpfish swimming amongst giant kelp, USA.

Pete Oxford / Snares island penguins (Eudyptes robustus) on seaweed. Snares Island, New Zealand

Peter Scoones / Sea anemone (Actinia equina) in kelp (Laminaria sp). England, UK, North Atlantic

Jeff Rotman / Giant kelp close-up, Pacific off California. Fastest growing plant.

Sue Daly / Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima) English Channel, off the coast of Sark, Channel Islands, August

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European river otter (Lutra lutra) cub amongst kelp on shoreline, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October.

Jeff Rotman / Juvenile Starfish (Asterias rubens) on a blade of Red Kelp (Laminaria hyperborea), Ouessant, Brittany, France - Atlantic Ocean.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Royal Penguin (Eudyptes schlegeli) swiming underwater near Macquarie Island, Sub-Antactcita, Australia. November.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Snares island penguins (Eudyptes robustus) on cliff face, Snares Island, New Zealand, vulnerable species. November.

Charlie Summers / Northern Pacific Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) a raft of animals in a bed of Bull Kelp, Gulf of Alaska near Sitka, USA

Solvin Zankl / Great spider crab (Hyas araneus) on Kelp (Laminaria hyperborea), Atlantic Ocean, North West Norway

Roberto Rinaldi / Weedy seadragon (Phylloperyx taeniolatus) head portrait, Australia

Roberto Rinaldi / Weedy seadragon (Phylloperyx taeniolatus) close up of head, Australia

Roberto Rinaldi / Weedy seadragon (Phylloperyx taeniolatus) with driver watching nearby, Australia. Model released

Roberto Rinaldi / Weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) Australia

Brent Stephenson / Bull kelp (Durvillaea sp) on an exposed high energy rocky shoreline near the entrance to the sea. Doubtful Sound, Fiordland, South Island, New Zealand.

Alex Mustard / Portrait of cod (Gadus morhua) in a kelp forest with other cod in the background. These fish had moved into coastal waters in early spring for spawning. Husavik, Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean. April 2...

Alex Mustard / A diver swims with an aggregation of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest. These cod were gathered in early spring off the north coast of Iceland to spawn. Thorshofn, Iceland. North Atlantic...

Alex Mustard / A diver swims with an aggregation of atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest, fish approximately 1m in length, cod were gathered in early spring off the north coast of Iceland to spawn. Thorsho...

Alex Mustard / A diver swims with an aggregation of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) over a kelp forest, fish approximately 1m in length. These cod were gathered in early spring off the north coast of Iceland to spawn....

Alex Mustard / A diver approaches a large Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in a kelp forest. Photographed during a two week break in fishing (to allow the fish to spawn), although this fish shows sign of a previous enco...

Sue Daly / Squat lobster (Galathea squamifera) out of water on seaweed, Channel Islands, UK March

Richard Herrmann / Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis) school taking shelter under Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), one hundred miles offshore from San Diego, Cortes Bank, California

Richard Herrmann / Halfmoon (Medialuna californiensis) school taking shelter under Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) one hundred miles offshore from San Diego, Cortes Bank, California

Konrad Wothe / Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) male feeding on kelp, New Island, Falkland Islands

Alex Mustard / Steller sealion (Eumetopias jubatus) 3 metre long male swimming out of a kelp forest, passing a colourful Sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) Race Rocks, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Colu...

Norbert Wu / Sea Snail (Nacella concinna) on Brown Algae (Cystosphaera jacquinotii) blade, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Norbert Wu / Brown Algae (Cystosphaera jacquinotii) pneumatocysts and blades, Palmer Station, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Kevin Schafer / Black Brant (Branta nigricans) feeding on kelp, Puget Sound, Washington

Laurie Campbell / Split level view into rockpool showing Edible periwinkles (Littorina littorea) grazing on kelp, Berwickshire Coast, Scotland

Todd Mintz / Gurney's Sea pen (Ptilosarcus gurneyi) diver in background, Hussar Island, British Columbia, Canada, August

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Atlantic grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) hauled out at the Cairns of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011

Norbert Wu / Lion Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) group on kelp blade with hoods extended as they feed in the ocean current, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Norbert Wu / Lion Nudibranch (Melibe leonina) group on kelp blade with hoods extended as they feed in the ocean current, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Doug Allan / Southern Fur Seals (Arctocephalus gazella) underwater in kelp. South Georgia, Antarctica, November 1992. Freeze Frame book plate page 179.

Nature Production / Giant kelp (Macrocystis sp) California, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) wrapped in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) wrapped in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) wrapped in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) pair in kelp, Monterey Bay, California

Brent Stephenson / Grey morph Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) a subspecies of little egret in which there is a white and grey morph. Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles.

Brent Stephenson / Grey morph Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) a subspecies of little egret in which there is a white and grey morph. Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles.

Brent Stephenson / White morph Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) a subspecies of little egret in which there is a white and grey morph. Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles.

Brent Stephenson / White morph Dimorphic Egret (Egretta dimorpha) catching a small fish. This is a subspecies of little egret in which there is a white and grey morph. Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles.

Nature Production / Drying Kelp (Laminaria sp) on the shore, Erimo, Hokkaido, Japan, August

Nature Production / Kelp (Laminaria sp) laid out to dry, Shimokita Peninsula, Aomori, Japan

Alex Mustard / A pair of robust Ghost Pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) swimming over sand. The larger individual is the female. Buyat Bay, Sulawesi, Indonesia, February.

Alex Mustard / A male Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) carrying eggs along tail swims through a Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest in Tasmania, Australia. Tasmania is the only part of Australia with giant...

Frederique Olivier / Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) swimming ashore through seaweed, Macquarie Island, Southern Atlantic, Australian Antarctica, December

Shattil & Rozinski / Close up of kelp leaves, Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, September

Kevin Schafer / Marine otter (Lontra felina) hunting in Kelp bed, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Kevin Schafer / Marine otter (Lontra felina) mother and cub feeding on crab in kelp, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Kevin Schafer / Female Marine otter (Lontra felina) chasing away another otter, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Kevin Schafer / Marine otter (Lontra felina) swimming amongst Kelp, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Kevin Schafer / Marine otter (Lontra felina) swimming amongst Kelp, Punihuil Bay, Pacific Coast, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Kevin Schafer / Marine otter (Lontra felina) amongst Kelp, Punihuil Bay, Pacific Coast, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Kevin Schafer / Marine otter (Lontra felina) on kelp covered rock, Chiloe Island, Chile, Endangered species

Markus Varesvuo / Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) portrait foraging in Kelp along shoreline, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) head portrait foraging in Kelp along shoreline, Finland, April

Markus Varesvuo / Common sandpiper (Tringa / Acititis hypoleucos) foraging in Kelp on the shoreline, Finland, April

Kevin Schafer / Marine Otter (Lontra felina) feeding in Kelp along coastline, Chiloe Island, Chile, March, Endangered