Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) catching salmon in Brooks river, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Espen Bergersen / Gulls (Laridae) seaching for food in water containing blood coming from a large fishing boat, Tromvik, Kvaloya, Troms, Norway, November 2014.

Eric Baccega / African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer) fishing, Baringo lake, Kenya, Africa.

Laurent Geslin / Hamer man returns from fishing with catfish, Omo valley, Ethiopia, 2006

Jeff Rotman / Common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) caught in gill net, observed by diver at night, Huatampo, Mexico, Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean. Model released. May 2008.

Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) caught in gill net, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean

Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) silhouette of one caught in gill net, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean

Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) silhouette of one caught in gill net, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean

Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) caught on gill net being hauled up onto boat, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean. Model released. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) severed fin being held up by gill net fisherman, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean Model released.

Michele Westmorland / Friday night market in the fishing village of Gouyave, Grenada, West-Indies, Caribbean, May 2009.

Christophe Courteau / Whale headed / Shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) catching a Lungfish (Protoperus sp) in the swamps of Mabamba, Lake Victoria, Uganda / Bec en sabot, dipneuste, Lac Victoria, Ouganda

Jeff Rotman / Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea) caught in an overflowing dragger fishing net. Stellwagon Bank, New England, USA, Atlantic Ocean, October

Bence Mate / Great reed warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus) taking fish from water, Hungary, June. Winner, Eric Hosking award, 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

Juergen Freund / Freshly caught fish laid out under the sun to dry for easier storage. Filipinos traditionally eat fried dried fish and rice everyday. Dried fish needs no refrigeration and can last a long time. Philip...

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of a seaweed farmer tending his crop, growing agar-agar for processing into carageenan (gelatinous extracts used as binder for food or product) Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Fisherman on outrigger boat catching Yellowfin tuna with hook and line. Sulawesi, Indonesia, December 2009. Fishermen fish close to a fish attracting device, some remain at sea for up to 2 months.

Juergen Freund / Local fishermen capturing a sea turtle for food, Kei islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009

Juergen Freund / Cyanide fisherman applying cyanide to coral crevices to stun fish. This is highly damaging fishing practice to catch live reef fish either for the aquarium or food fish trade. Palawan, Philippines, Ap...

Juergen Freund / Skipjack tuna from Mabul fishermen delivering their catch to Semporna, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2009.

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) catching salmon in river, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Billy Black / Steam over boiled Lobsters (Homarus americanus). Gilkey Harbour, Islesboro, Maine, USA.

Toby Roxburgh / Cleaning and processing of King scallops (Pecten genus) prior to auction at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

Dietmar Nill / Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with fish being attacked by Gull, Germany, winter

Poinsignon and Hackel / Common kingfisher {Alcedo atthis} coming up out of water with fish, Lorraine, France. Nominated in the Story of a Species category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.

Eric Baccega / Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) feeding on Salmon in Brooks river, Katmai National Park, Alaska, USA, July

Doug Perrine / Green turtle {Chelonia mydas} caught in 'ghost' fishing net, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Juergen Freund / Whale shark kept in shallow water before slaughter {Rhinicodon typus} Pamilican, Philippines

Jeff Rotman / Fisherman holding dorsal fin cut from Scalloped Hammerhead shark {Sphyrna lewini} caught on longline, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean

Marie Read / Tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) adult in breeding plumage capturing fish by half-running half-flying across water's surface and stabbing with its bill, Viera Wetlands, Brevard County, Florida,...

Marie Read / Avian feeding frenzy with a flock of White Pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) swimming along a channel chasing school of fish. A mixed flock of long-legged waders, including Great Egrets (Ardea alba...

Pal Hermansen / King eider (Somateria spectabilis) diving for food. Finnmark, Norway. March.

Kirkendall-Spring / Bucket of shrimp caught in the Puget Sound, Washington, USA, May.

Ashley Cooper / Sacks of Scallops landed on Ullapool harbour, Scotland, UK, September.

Ashley Cooper / Greenland Halibut fish caught off Ilulissat, Greenland. July 2008.

Ashley Cooper / Dried cat fish for sale in the Shire Valley, Malawi. March 2015.

Ashley Cooper / A fisherman landing whelks destined for the Asian market on the Cob at Lyme Regis, part of the World Heritage site of the Jurassic Coast, Dorset, UK. June 2012.

Tony Wu / Fishermen on boat sorting through catch of Giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii) for use in foods such as senbei rice crackers or for display in aquaria. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Jap...

Tony Wu / Giant isopod (Bathynomus doederleinii) brought up from a depth of 300- 400m. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. April 2018.

Tony Wu / Giant isopods (Bathynomus doederleinii) caught at a depth of 300- 400m. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. April 2018.

Tony Wu / Ama diver searching rocks for shellfish including Sea snail (Turbo sazae). Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Honshu, Japan. June 2010.

Tony Wu / Ama diver searching rocks for shellfish including Sea snails (Turbo sazae) in decreasing visibility. Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Honshu, Japan. June 2010.

Tony Wu / Ama diver searching for shellfish including Sea snails (Turbo sazae) amongst seaweed. Hose supplies diver with air and enables communication with husband at surface. Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Honsh...

Tony Wu / Ama diver searching for shellfish including Sea snails (Turbo sazae) amongst seaweed. Hose supplies diver with air and enables communication with husband at surface. Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Honsh...

Tony Wu / Ama diver searching for shellfish including Sea snails (Turbo sazae) amongst seaweed. Hose supplies diver with air and enables communication with husband at surface. Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Honsh...

Tony Wu / Ama diver searching for amongst seaweed with basket almost full with Sea snails (Turbo sazae). The basket can be exchanged by her husband at the surface. Futo Harbour, Izu Peninsula, Honshu, Japan. Ju...

Tony Wu / Fishermen, father and son, working aboard boat. Son organising the deep-sea King crab (Lithodes turritus) catch. Suruga Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. April 2018.

David Fleetham / Fresh fish at market in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador.

Solvin Zankl / Fisherman hauling up glowing nets of florescent Firefly Squid (Watasenia scintillans) at night. Toyama Bay, Namerikawa, Japan, May.

Solvin Zankl / Firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans) a bioluminescent species which is commercially fished, packaged and sold to be eaten as a seasonal delicacy. Namerikawa, Japan, May.

Jen Guyton / Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) fishing in the Msicadzi River, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, while a Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) swims past. During the dry season many water sour...

Five Films / Fisherman gutting a Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) and throwing entrails to seabirds, sustainably caught using pole and line, English Channel, near Salcombe, Devon, UK, November 2016.

Five Films / Fisherman gutting a Pollack (Pollachius pollachius) and throwing entrails to seabirds, sustainably caught using pole and line, English Channel, near Salcombe, Devon, UK, November 2016.

Willem Kolvoort / Carp food (including sweetcorn) accumulated on bed of fishing lake because of overfeeding , the Netherlands, April.

Graham Eaton / Angler fishing at dusk in sea surf. Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) are often caught as they hunt for food churned up by waves, Porth Ceiriad, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, December 2016.

Graham Eaton / Angler fishing at dusk in sea surf. Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) are often caught as they hunt for food churned up by waves, Porth Ceiriad, Pwllheli, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, December 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Meal of langoustine / Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) in a restaurant on Isle of Arran, caught in Lamlash Bay, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Scotland, UK, August 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) in a creel / lobster pot, Lamlash Bay, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Catch of Common lobster (Homarus gammarus) in plastic basket, Lamlash Bay, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August 2016

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Catch of Common lobster (Homarus gammarus) in plastic basket aboard fishing boat, Lamlash Bay, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August 2016

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Catch of Edible crabs (Cancer pagurus) in plastic basket, Lamlash Bay, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Catch of Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) separated into tubes, Lamlash Bay, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August 2016.

Gerrit Vyn / Women selling fish at Sittwe fish market. Rakhine State, Myanmar 2012

Gerrit Vyn / Women selling dried fish at Sittwe fish market. Rakhine State, Myanmar 2012

Gerrit Vyn / Various different fish tfor sale at Sittwe fish market. Rakhine State, Myanmar 2012

Pete Oxford / Caught fish, Biak Island, West Papua, Indonesia

Jeff Rotman / Man with load of Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) loaded directly from tender into factory for processing. This load of fish is in water mixed with blood. Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, July 201...

Jeff Rotman / Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) loaded directly from tender into factory for processing. This load of fish is in water mixed with blood. Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, July 2015.

Jeff Rotman / Old cannery for salmon, Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, July 2015.

Jeff Rotman / Native Alaskan preparing Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) for traditional smoking. Naknek, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, June. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) ready to be cooked. Naknek River, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA, June.

Ammonite / Asian openbill stork (Anastomus oscitans) fishing and catching food in waterhole, showing nictitating membrane, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. Sequence 3/3.

Roland Seitre / Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) for sale on the fresh fish market auction in Tokyo, Japan, 24 hours after culling from a fish farm off Southern Australia.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Fishermen pulling in net catch on river, Sfinthu Gheorghe, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Man holding up Pontic shad / Danube mackerel (Alosa pontica) and Chinese grass carp (left), fish catch in Sfinthus Gheorghe, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Pontic shad / Danube mackerel (Alosa pontica) and Chinese grass carp (left), fish catch in Sfinthus Gheorghe, Danube delta rewilding area, Romania

Sue Flood / Woman in fishing boat in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and apopular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam.

Sue Flood / Crabs with claws tied, for sale in market, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Sue Flood / Woman in fishing boat in Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam.

Sue Flood / Man in tiny fishing boat with net, Phan Thiet, Vietnam.

Jabruson / Sun-dried fish provides many families with a readily available supply of protein and a product to sell at local markets, Gamba, Gabon

Philippe Clement / Medieval Fish lock, traditional way of trapping fish at low tide on the island Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France September 2012

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Ivan, a Selkup elder, checking his fishing net set under the ice of the Pechalka River in Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia 2012

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / On an autumn day, Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup man, about to go fishing in his 'Anty' (traditional dugout boat) on the River Shirta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / On an autumn day, Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup man, returns from fishing in his 'Anty' (traditional dugout boat) on the River Shirta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Roach catch from the Pechalka River in Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia 2012

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / On an autumn day, Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup man, checks a fishing net from his 'Anty' (traditional dugout boat) on the River Shirta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / A catch of roach, pike and golden eye lie in the bottom of an 'Anty', a traditional Selkup dugout boat, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Dead shark in fish market, West coast of Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A fisherman holding his freshly caught octopus, Jambiani coast, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Fishermen on the beach dragging a stingray just caught, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

Steven Kazlowski / Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) catch held by silhouetted woman at sunset, 1002 coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, North Slope, Alaska, USA

Peter Cairns / Ice fishing on a freshwater lake, Sweden, April 2008

Peter Cairns / Ice fishing on a freshwater lake, Sweden, April 2008

Peter Cairns / Ice fishing on a freshwater lake, Sweden, April 2008

Peter Cairns / Ice fishing on a freshwater lake, Sweden, April 2008