Sean Crane / Bat Star (Asterina miniata) trio at low tide, Montana De Oro State Park, Los Osos, California

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting sea lion pups along seashore, Peninsula Valdez, Patagonia Argentina

Gabriel Rojo / Orca (Orcinus orca) hunting sea lion pups, Peninsula Valdez, Patagonia Argentina

Olga Kamenskaya / Ice pile of broken shelf ice, near the shore of Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia, March.

Jean E. Roche / Stormy seas washing on the shore of Camargue, France, October 2012.

Alex Mustard / A shoal of Golden grey mullet (Liza aurata) swim in the surf breaking on the shore of El Hierro Island. Canary Islands, Spain. East Atlantic Ocean.

Ben Cranke,Ben Cranke / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hunting Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) into shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Ben Cranke / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) chasing Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) into shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

Juergen Freund / Junior ranger carries a green turtle (Chelonia mydas) to shore for the scientific research data gathering. Queensland, Australia, May 2011. Model released.

Roland Seitre / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore to lay eggs during an arribada nesting event, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica

Wild Wonders of Europe / O. Haarberg / Glacier ice on the sea shore, rfi / Oraefi, Iceland, June 2008. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Ingo Arndt / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings emerging from the nest and making their way to the sea at sunrise, Ostional Beach, Costa Rica