Tim Laman / Huge number of fishing boats returning to shore at dawn on Malapascua Island. This is a heavily over-fished part of the Philippines. Visayan Sea, Philippines, March 2006

Philip Stephen / Paying out the trawl net over the stern of a North Sea trawler, June 2010.

Philip Stephen / Sunset over trawler on the North Sea, June 2010. Property released.

Onne van der Wal / Man leaning over bow of boat, with fishing nets. Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.

Murray Cooper / Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) flying over water skimming for prey, Colombia

Graham Eaton / Common tern (Sterna hirundo) flying low over water, having just caught sandeel, Anglesey, Wales, July

Toby Roxburgh / Scallop dredge beam, showing individual steel chain bags and spring-loaded teeth to allow fishing over rough ground. Brixham, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Stephen Dalton / Mexican bulldog / Fishing bat (Noctilio leporinus) in flight over water, controlled conditions, from central america

Nick Upton / Yellow legged gull (Larus cachinnans) flying low over sea while fishing for Sardines / European pilchards (Sardina pilchardus) between Isle of Lesbos, Greece and Turkey. August

Stephen Dalton / Mexican bulldog bat {Noctilio leporinus} flying low over water, trawling for fish, controlled conditions, from South America

Andy Rouse / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) carrying unpalatable pipefish for chick due to Sand eel over-fishing, Fair Isle, Shetland, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lundgren / Fishing boat surrounded by seagulls on and over the sea, Lofoten, Norway, November 2008

Tim Laman / Sunrise over the Sibsa river at Nolian Village with shrimp fry fishing boats, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Tim Laman / Sunrise over the Sibsa river at Nolian Village with shrimp fry fishing boats preparing to go out for the day, Sundarbans, Khulna Province, Bangladesh, March 2006

Steven Kazlowski / Young Inupiaq woman catching Sheefish (Stenodus leucichthys nelma) through a hole in pack ice over the Chukchi Sea, for the village elders of Kotzebue, Alaska, March 2008

Steven Kazlowski / Young Inupiaq woman catching Sheefish (Stenodus leucichthys nelma) through a hole in pack ice over the Chukchi Sea, for the village elders of Kotzebue, Alaska, March 2008

Steven Kazlowski / Adventure guide catching Sheefish (Stenodus leucichthys nelma) through a hole in the pack ice over the Chukchi Sea, for the village elders of Kotzebue, Alaska, March 2008

Steven Kazlowski / Young Inupiaq woman pulling Sheefish (Stenodus leucichthys nelma) out of a hole in pack ice over the Chukchi Sea, for the village elders of Kotzebue, Alaska, March 2008

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) pair of males fighting over salmon, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Fred Bavendam / Abalone (Haliotis sp) removed from rock by diver, Channel Islands, California

Paul Hobson / Sunset over moored fishing boats, Iona, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK

Rob Cousins / Man leaning over bow to tie up Danish fishing boat at Underfall Yard, Bristol Floating Harbour, UK. July 2008, Model Released

Rob Cousins / Man leaning over bow to tie up Danish fishing boat at Underfall Yard, Bristol Floating Harbour, UK. July 2008, Model Released

Juan Carlos Munoz / Black collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) flying over water carrying fish in claws, Pantanal NP, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Jouan & Rius / Great Skua (Stercorarius skua) and Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) fighting over fish, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Jouan & Rius / Three Great Skuas (Stercorarius skua) fighting over fish, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Michele Westmorland / Rainbow over sea with fishing boats and dark rain clouds, Yasawa Islands, Fiji.

Michele Westmorland / Rainbow over sea with fishing boats and dark rain clouds, Yasawa Islands, Fiji.

Niall Benvie / Spoof warning sign about scarcity of cod in the sea, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK

Jouan Rius / Great Skua (Catharacta / Stercorarius skua) and Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) fighting over a fish, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Philip Stephen / Wave breaking over bow of fishing vessel Carisanne as she battles heavy sea swells in the North Sea, May 2007

Scott Leslie / Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) flying over water looking for prey, Merrit Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. Sequence 1 of 2

Konrad Wothe / Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) hunting from a low branch hanging over water, North America

Norbert Wu / Native fishing net has been swept over a coral reef, completely destroying the fragile habitat, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

Norbert Wu / Native fishing net has been swept over a coral reef, completely destroying the fragile habitat, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Fishing net tangled over coral reef, Indo-pacific

Jabruson / Evening sun over fishing canoe, Lake Kivu Kivu region, Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire

Norbert Wu / Shark fins drying in the sun, used in shark fin soup, sharks are threatened by over fishing to supply high demand for fins and flesh, Baja California, Mexico

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Spider (Dolomedes pallitarsis) usually waits for prey at edge of pond or stream, runs over surface of water to escape danger, Shiga, Japan

Eric Baccega / Inside fishing tent over ice hole on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Eric Baccega / Fish catch of fisherman with tent over ice hole on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Eric Baccega / Fisherman with tent over ice hole on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Eric Baccega / Fisherman with tent over ice hole on Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Eric Baccega / Man cooking fish over fire, Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia

Pete Oxford / African fish eagle hunting over water. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Southern Africa

Juergen Freund / Bajau fisherman on traditional Lepa boat in shallow water over coral reef, split level, Pulau Gaya, Borneo, Malaysia

Shane P. White / Discarded shells left over from over-harvesting, Saint Vincent, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Discarded shells left over from over-harvesting, Saint Vincent, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Discarded shells left over from over-harvesting, Saint Vincent, Caribbean

Philip Stephen / Fishermen shooting the net over the stern of fishing trawler "Carisanne" in the North Sea. April 2007.^^^They will shoot and haul their net every 4 hours continuously for up to 9 days then return to p...

Philip Stephen / North sea prawn trawler "Soverign" aground on rocks 1 mile from Fraserburgh harbour entrance, with waves crashing over her. Scotland. February 2007.

Angelo Giampiccolo / Man paddling a Banca, a typical fishing boat of this area, over coral reefs at Balicasag Island (Bohol), Philippines.

Philip Stephen / Seaspray breaking over the bow of a fishing vessel. June 2007.

Philip Stephen / Crewmen working on a fishing net as the rubber rock hopper discs are lowered over the stern ready to be cast into the sea, August 2006.

Onne van der Wal / Fishing for yellow fin tuna (Thunnus albacare), two men holding one over the deck on spears, Guatemala.

Onne van der Wal / Sunrise over fishing boats at Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.

Roberto Rinaldi / Local fishing boat over coral reef, Walea island, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Roberto Rinaldi / Local fishing boat over coral reef, Walea island, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Mike Wilkes / Caspian tern (Hydroprogne caspia) flying over water, fishing, The Gambia, December

Murray Cooper / Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) flying over water skimming for prey, Colombia

Mike Potts / Two Northern / Hall's giant petrels (Macronectes halli) fighting over fish offal discarded from a fishing boat, off Kaikoura coast, South Island, New Zealand.

Roberto Rinaldi / Local fishing boat over coral reef off Walea island, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Pete Oxford / African fish eagle hunting over water. Okavango Delta, Botswana, Southern Africa

Murray Cooper / Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) flying over water skimming for prey, Colombia

Stefan Christmann / Group of Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) most likely females, gliding over the ice, returning from the open ocean after fishing bringing back food for their chicks, Atka Bay, Antarctica.

Jose Luis GOMEZ de FRANCISCO / White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) fishing over the ocean, Norway. July.

Russell Laman / Two Buller's albatrosses (Thalassarche bulleri) fighting over a fish, Snares Island, New Zealand Sub Antarctic Islands, southern Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) in flight over river carrying fish prey in its talons, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Andres M. Dominguez / Eurasian kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) male, perched on branch over pond with tadpole prey in beak, backlit at dawn, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Cadiz, Spain. October.

George Sanker / Snowy egret (Egretta thula) standing on branch over water surface with fish prey in beak, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.

Franco Banfi / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) swimming over seabed with bait ball of Sardines (Sardina sp.) in background, Espiritu Santo Island, Baja California, Mexico, Sea of Cortez.

Guy Edwardes / View over Mevagissey fishing harbour at dawn, Cornwall, England, UK. January, 2022.

Roger Powell / Purple heron (Ardea purpurea) walking past a net over a fishpond, K'Far Ruppin kibbutz fishponds, Jordan Valley, Israel, March.

Andres M. Dominguez / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) and Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) squabbling over a fish, Ubrique, Southern Spain. July.

Roland Seitre / Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus) flock squabbling over food on lake, Lake Kerkini, Greece. February.

Staffan Widstrand / Two Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) fighting over a fish, Pusztaszer reserve, Hungary. May.

Bernard Castelein / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), juvenile, flying low over river holding a freshly caught fish, Allahein river, The Gambia.

Jack Dykinga / Blue heron (Ardea herodias) flying low over lake with with captured fish in beak, Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Arizona, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Blue heron (Ardea herodias) flying low over lake with with captured fish in beak, Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Arizona, USA.

Henley Spiers / Scuba diver swimming over a huge ghost net which engulfs most of an underwater sea mount, Kimud Shoal, Cebu, Philippines, Pacific Ocean. June, 2019.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) chasing small baitfish over algae-covered seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) chasing small baitfish over algae covered seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) chasing small baitfish over algae covered seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pcific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) chasing small baitfish over algae covered seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) chasing small baitfish over algae covered seabed, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Jack Dykinga / Great egret (Ardea alba) scratching on a high perch over-looking fishing pond, Gilbert Riparian Preserve, Gilbert Arizona, Sonoran Desert, USA.

Markus Varesvuo / White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in flight over sea. Norway. August.

Markus Varesvuo / White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) flying over water with fish in talons. Norway. August.

Markus Varesvuo / Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) in flight over water, multiple reflections in sea. Iceland. June.

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Spottail shark (Carcharhinus sorrah) caught by longline fishing from the Andaman Sea. Head emerging from pile of buckets on pickup truck, carrying sharks toward a shark processing factory in Ranong Pr...

Bernard Castelein / Palm-nut vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) catching fish over water. Allahein River, Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) juvenile carrying fish in talons, flying over Allahein River, . Gambia.

Bernard Castelein / Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) juvenile carrying fish in talons, flying over Allahein River. Gambia.

Erlend Haarberg / Timelapse of clouds moving over the fishing village of Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway, November 2019.

John Chan / Juvenile Green heron (Butorides virenscens) catching fish from perch over a tidal inlet, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, August.

John Chan / Juvenile Green heron (Butorides virenscens) catching fish from perch over a tidal inlet, Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, Southern California, USA, August.