Solvin Zankl / Juvenile Sea belt (Saccharina latissima) Purbeck Marine Wildlife Reserve, Kimmeridge Bay, Dorset, UK, July.

Solvin Zankl / Sea belt (Saccharina latissima), Atlantic Ocean, North West Norway, May.

Nick Hawkins / Sugar kelp (Sacchinaria latissima) in shallow waters off Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada. August.

Philippe Clement / Sugar kelp / sea belt / Devil's apron (Saccharina latissima / Laminaria saccharina) brown alga seaweed washed ashore on rocky beach, Normandy, France, June