Phil Savoie / Red winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) male singing, Bozeman, Montana, USA. April.

David Tipling / Kapitan Klebnikov, an ice breaker, growing through ice in the Weddell Sea near Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, November 2006

David Tipling / Emperor Penguins on sea ice with Kaptan Klebnikov ice breaker in background, Snow Hill Island, Antarctica, November

Gavin Hellier / Elevated view over the Bosphorus and Sultanahmet from the Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey 2008

Gavin Hellier / New Pudong skyline, looking across the Huangpu River from the Bund, Shanghai, China 2010. No release available.

Gavin Hellier / Luxury cruise liner infront of Midtown Manhattan across the Hudson River, New York, USA October 2011. No release available.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Net full of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) being hauled in alongside the Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012. Model released.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Catch of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in fish separator on board Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in fish separator on board Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', with crew member David Anderson taking a sample for measurement. Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, Octo...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Fraserburgh pelagic trawler 'Forever Grateful' fishing for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) close to Papa Stour, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Catch of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in fish separator on board Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew hauling in net with catch of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) on board the Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012. Model released.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the net of Shetland pelagic trawler 'Charisma', Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2012.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Stevedore or dock worker smoking cigarette and carrying cargo on head to and from the boats, Sadarghat water front, Dhaka, Bangladesh June 2012. No release available.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Men on a wooden boat who use smooth-coated otters (Lutra perspicillata) for traditional fishing practices, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO Wo...

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.

Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) caught on gill net being hauled up onto boat, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean. Model released. Model released.

Merryn Thomas / Portrait of Gull (Laridae) on board the Ardrossan to Brodick Ferry, Scotland, August 2011.

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

Onne van der Wal / Sailing-boat during the Bahamian Sloop regatta, Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas. April 2009.

Onne van der Wal / Sailing-boat during the Bahamian Sloop regatta, Georgetown, Exumas, Bahamas. April 2009.

Rick Tomlinson / "Team Russia" bowman Michael Joubert during in-port race training in Alicante, Spain, for the 10th Volvo Ocean Race 2008-2009. For EDITORIAL USE only.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Crew on the pelagic trawler 'Charisma' landing a small catch of mackerel, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, October 2011 Model Release available. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know...

Philip Stephen / North Sea trawler on calm sea, May 2010.

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Handline caught Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), on a small fishing boat with fisherman holding the tiller behind, Cornwall, England, UK, April 2011

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fisherman handlining for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) from a small boat, Newlyn, Cornwall, England, UK, 2011

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fisherman holding a Blonde ray (Raja brachyura), caught using tangle net aboard a fishing boat, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, UK, June 2011

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fisherman handlining for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) from a small boat off Newlyn, Cornwall, England, UK, April 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fishermen aboard a small fishing boat packing a container full of Spiny spider crabs (Maja Squinado), caught using tangle nets, Cornwall, England, UK, June 2011

Brent Stephenson / A cruise ship heads back up the Beagle Channel towards Ushuaia at the end of an Antarctic cruise. Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego Archipelago, South America, December.

Pedro Narra / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) leaping in front of a cargo ship, Sado Estuary, Portugal, September

Pedro Narra / Two Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) jumping close the industrial area in the north chanel of the river Sado, Sado Estuary, Portugal, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Passengers on observation deck of Sea Life Surveys vessel Sula Beag watching a Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding in the Sound of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VIS...

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

Florian Möllers / Chinese fisherman on his raft with Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) fishing at night on the Li River. Yangshuo, Guangxi, China, November.

Ernie Janes / Three fishing boats wrecked on the coast in winter storms, Pembrokeshire, UK,

Benoit Stichelbaut / Workers cleaning beach of spilt oil from cargo boat "TK Bremen", beached by heavy winds. Erdeven, Brittany, France, December 16th 2011.

Benoit Stichelbaut / Cargo boat "TK Bremen" beached by heavy winds. Erdeven, Brittany, France, December 16th 2011.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Photographer, Paul Harris, and SWT reserve manager, Mark Blake, working from a small boat at Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, June 2011, Model released. Photographer quote:...

Jeff Wilson / Royal Navy ship, HMS Endurance, crashing through the waves in the south atlantic ocean, Antarctica, November 2009. Taken on location for the BBC series, Frozen Planet.

Jeff Wilson / View through the porthole of science teams and Frozen Planet film crew working on the sea ice in the Bering Sea, Alaska, USA, March 2008. The film crew were in search of Spectacled eider ducks, temper...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Gentoo penguins (Pygoscelis papua) in blowing sand with the "Ocean Nova" anchored beyond. Saunders Island, Falkland Islands, 2009.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) on haul out in fishing harbour with ferry in the background, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, June 2010. Photographer quote: 'These seals line up to take advantag...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) on haul out in fishing harbour with ferry in the background, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, June 2010

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) on haul out in fishing harbour with ferry in the background, Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, June 2010

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Fishing boat silhouetted at sunset, The Minch, a stretch of water between NW Highlands and the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May 2010

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 Model released.

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 Model released.

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 / Child in canoe beside traditional fishing boat, Semporna, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2009.

Juergen Freund / Large catch of Mackerel scads (Decapterus macarellus) spread out to dry in the sun, Indonesia, August 2009

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 / Large catch of Mackerel scads (Decapterus macarellus) spread out to dry in the sun, Indonesia, August 2009

Juergen Freund / Brightly painted local fishing boats in Bali which still use traditional sails. Bali, Indonesia, July 2009.

Juergen Freund / Fisherman with a net full of freshly blasted or dynamited schooling fish collected from the reef. Phillipines, April 2009.

Juergen Freund / Split level of dive boat "Seven Seas", coral reef and island, Komodo NP, Indonesia, August 2009.

Juergen Freund / Fisherman on outrigger boat catching Yellowfin tuna with hook and line. Sulawesi, Indonesia, December 2009. Fishermen fish close to a fish attracting device, some remain at sea for up to 2 months.

Juergen Freund / Tuna fish processing plant, Yellowfin or Bigeye tuna caught from longliner boats are graded (high grade for export and low grade for selling to the local market) and processed Benoa, Bali, Indonesia,...

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

Juergen Freund / Funae fishermen catching Skipjack tuna near Manado Tua using anchovies as live bait. Indonesia, October 2009.

Juergen Freund / Outrigger boats catch Yellowfin tuna fishing with hook and line. Catching a Yellowfin tuna, these fishermen fish near a fish attracting device (FAD) or rumpon, attached to a raft or rakit some 100 km...

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" powering through huge waves while operating in the North Sea. Europe, January 2009. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Pioneer" nearing Fraserburgh Harbour, with waves crashing against the harbour wall. Scotland, February 2011.

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.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tourists on icebreaker "Professor Multanovskiy" watching Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) in pack ice. Svalbard, Norway, 2004.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Small fishing boat dwarfed by icebergs in the Icefjord. Ilulissat, Jacobshavn, West Greenland, 1995.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Commerical fishing boat passes through the Parque Natural del Estrecho, off Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain, July 2008

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.

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

Eric Baccega / View from deck of a cruise ship cruising along Baffin Island with an iceberg emerging out ot the mist, Nunavut, Canada, August 2010

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

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" in huge waves on the North Sea, September 2010. Property released.

Laurent Geslin / Fisherman handling fresh catch, and gulls flying overhead, on lake of Geneva, Switzerland, May 2007.

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

Philip Stephen / Trawler in low light on the North Sea, July 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Trawler "Ocean Harvest" hauling net onboard. North Sea, June 2010. Property released.

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

Piper Mackay / Container freighter travelling through the Panama canal, Panama, November 2008

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" and the "Jotun B" oil production platform. North Sea, May 2010.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" and the "Jotun B" oil production platform. North Sea, May 2010.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" on the North Sea, May 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" on the North Sea, May 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" hauling fishing gear in the dark, May 2010. Property released.

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

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" taking a good haul of Saithe (Pollachius virens) aboard, at night on the North Sea, 60 miles North East of the Shetlands. February 2010, Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" operating close to the "Beryl Alpha" production platform, 160 miles Northeast of Aberdeen, in the North Sea. March 2010.

Philip Stephen / Gull flying over fishing vessel "Harvester" in heavy seas, North Sea, February 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" trawling at twilight on the North Sea. February 2010, Property released.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Campbell / Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding fishing boat, Moray Firth, Nr Inverness, Scotland, May 2009

Mark Bowler / Commercial fishing trawler off Paracas peninsula, Peru, 7th August 2007. Fishery off the coast of Peru Produces 10% of the worlds fish and is severly effected by 'El Nino' years which are becoming m...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Aukan / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) at surface in front of a herring fishing boat, Kristiansund, Nordmre, Norway, February 2009

Philip Stephen / Banff registered pair trawlers "Beryl" and "Onward" fishing for Haddock on the North Sea, July 2009.

Philip Stephen / North Sea trawler heading west at dusk, followed by seabirds, September 2009. Property released.