Nick Hawkins / North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) tail fluke, diving to feed in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Endangered species. July

Nick Hawkins / Juvenile Pollock (Pollachius virens) school within the protective fronds of kelp near Port Joli, Nova Scotia, Canada. August

Nick Hawkins / Atlantic salmon (Salmon salar) under river ice. Quebec, Canada. October.

Nick Hawkins / Aerial view of Carter's Beach on the Southshore of Nova Scotia, Canada. August

Nick Hawkins / European green crab (Carcinus maenas), an invasive species in North America, Kejimkujik Seaside National Park, Nova Scotia, Canada. July.

Nick Hawkins / Fishing ropes wrap around the head and mouth, damaging the baleen of a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Fishing gear entanglem...

Nick Hawkins / Fishing ropes wrap over the blowhole of a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Fishing gear entanglement is a leading cause of dea...

Nick Hawkins / Head of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) showing callosities, patches of roughened skin that are unique to each whale. Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. IUCN Status: Endangered. August

Nick Hawkins / A group of frilled anemones (Metridium senile) off Bonaventure Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. September.

Nick Hawkins / Sugar kelp (Sacchinaria latissima) off Nova Scotia, Canada. September

Nick Hawkins / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) opening mouth close up off Bonaventure Island, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. September.

Nick Hawkins / Blue shark (Prionace glauca) with a pair of pilot fish (Naucrates ductor) off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. July.