Claudio Contreras / California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) in fishing net, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Ralph Pace / Pelagic Red Crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) group on kelp, indicators of El Nino, California

Ralph Pace / Pelagic Red Crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) group, indicators of El Nino, California

David Fleetham / California spiny lobster (Panulirus interruptus) on sea floor. Santa Barbara Island, California, USA.

Richard Herrmann / Pelagic Red Crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) group, benthic stage, La Jolla, San Diego, California

Alex Mustard / Four California spiny lobsters (Panulirus interruptus) shelter beneath a boulder in a kelp forest. Santa Barbara Island, Channel Islands. Los Angeles, California, United States of America. North East...

Mark Carwardine / Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), lying on beach with lobster fisherman on boat in background, West San Benitos Island, Baja California, Mexico

Suzi Eszterhas / Pelagic Red Crab (Pleuroncodes planipes), Baja California, Mexico

Norbert Wu / Pelagic Red Crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) group washed ashore by storms, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico

Flip Nicklin / California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) group on rocks, California

Jeff Rotman / Close up of Californian rock lobster {Panulirus interruptus} California, USA

Ralph Pace / California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus) group, La Jolla, California