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) 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.

Pete Oxford / Salt mounds and evaporation ponds (sea salt production plant started in the 1600's and worked by african slaves) Cargill Solar Salt Works, Pekelmeer lagoon, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean

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...

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

Jabruson / Bushmeat trade - roadside restaurant with freshly caught items on the menu on full display to passing vehicles, in this case Brush-tailed Porcupines (Atherurus africanus). If not eaten at the restaura...

Philippe Clement / Colourful cabins of oyster farmers in the harbour at Le Chateau-d'Oleron on the island Ile d'Oleron, Charente-Maritime, France, September 2012

Jeff Rotman / Thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus) embryo being held up by fisherman after netting female shark, Huatampo, Mexico, Gulf of California, Pacific Ocean. Model released. May 2008. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Manta Rays (Manta birostris) being butchered by gill net fishermen, ready for market, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Common Thresher Sharks (Alopias vulpinus) dead animals being cleaned by gill net fishermen on shore, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean Model released.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Boxes of mackerel ready for freezing at the Shetland Catch fish processing factory, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK October 2011

Michele Westmorland / Conch (Strombidae) farm, with offshire pens sign. The only farm of its kind in the world. Provodenciales, Turks and Caicos, Caribbean. June 2007

Steven David Miller / Tuna farming where wild-caught young tuna are penned and farmed until maturity, Southern Ocean bay, Port Lincoln, Eyre Peninsula, South Australia January 2007

David Woodfall / Traditional fish and chip shop. Future threatened by overfishing. Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. September 2009

George Chan / A man in Hotan City making bread in a muslim part of Xinjiang Province, north-west China. July 2006

Gary K. Smith / Fisherman grading Mussels {Mytillus sp.} in tidal harbour, Norfolk, UK. July 2006

Gary K. Smith / Fishermen grading Mussels {Mytillus sp.} in tidal harbour, Norfolk, UK. July 2006

Gary K. Smith / Fishermen grading Mussels {Mytillus sp.} in tidal harbour, Norfolk, UK. July 2006

Gary K. Smith / Fishermen grading Mussels {Mytillus sp.} in tidal harbour, Norfolk, UK

Dan Burton / Fish trap, Barbados

Jose B. Ruiz / Bonito fish caught by fishermen (Sarda sarda) Spain

Chris Gomersall / Mixed haul of fish, Spain

John & Mary-Lou Aitchison / Shark fins drying, Bijagos Islands, Guinea Bissau, West Africa

Chris Gomersall / A large catch of Atlantic wolffish / Atlantic catfish / Seawolf (Anarhichas lupus) freshly caught, boxed and ready for market, Iceland. July 2006

Dave Watts / Sugar cane harvest, Queensland, Australia

Pete Oxford / Coastal view of abandonned whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia

Peter Scoones / Abandonned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Peter Scoones / Abandonned whaling station at Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Peter Scoones / Abandonned whaling station at Stromness, South Georgia, South Atlantic Islands

Peter Scoones / Old boats at abandonned whaling station, Grytviken, South Georgia, South Atlantic

Pete Oxford / Old whaling boat at abandonned station, Grytviken, South Georgia

Peter Scoones / Boats fishing in coastal waters, purse Seine fishing for salmon, Alaska, USA

Bernard Walton / Lorry carrying timber out of rainforest, active deforestation in Gabon, also the road makes forest accesible for hunting

Martha Holmes / 'Muttonbirders' plucking Short tailed shearwaters (Puffinus tenvirostris), Bass Strait, Australia

Niall Benvie / Steam venting from a food processing factory in Scotland. Industry in Angus.

Karl Ammann / Ba'Aka pygmies carrying food to village along timber track. Logging roads, built to exploit remote forest areas, displace indigenous communities from their traditional forest lands and grant access t...

Daniel Gomez / Pirarucu {Arapaima gigas} bones and tails after filleting. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Fishermen removing fish from fishing nets. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Freshly caught Pirarucu {Arapaima gigas}. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Freshly caught Pirarucu {Arapaima gigas}. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Fishermen unloading nets from boat with fresh caught Pirarucu {Arapaima gigas}.

Daniel Gomez / Black-finned pacu {Colossoma macropomum} caught by local fishermen, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Fishermen removing fish from fishing nets. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Fishermen filleting Pirarucu {Arapaima gigas} on waters edge. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Fishermen skinning a Pirarucu {Arapaima gigas} on water edge. Para State, Brazil.

Daniel Gomez / Freshly caught Black-finned pacu {Colossoma macropomum}, Para State, Brazil.

Pete Oxford / Abandoned whaling station. Grytviken. South Georgia Antarctic Falkland Islands

Pete Oxford / Old whaling boat at abandoned station, Grytviken.South Georgia Antarctic

Juergen Freund / Fish catch from Purse seine nets, Borneo, Malaysia

Juergen Freund / Trawler fish catch with puffer fish, Sulu-Sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Trawler fish catch on boat. Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific

Juergen Freund / Trawler mixed fish catch. Sulu-sulawesi seas, Indo-pacific

Onne van der Wal / Making croissants in a St Tropez bakery, France.

David Woodfall / Preparing farmed Salmon (Salmo salar) prior to smoking. Connections to the Severn Estuary and traditional Salmon fishing. Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April 2010.

David Woodfall / Preparation of Salmon (Salmo salar) fillets prior to smoking. Connections to the Severn Estuary and traditional salmon fishing. Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April 2010.

David Woodfall / Mechanised processing of farmed Salmon (Salmo salar) Connections to the Severn Estuary and traditional Salmon fishing. Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April 2010.

David Woodfall / Sea / Brown trout (Salmo / morpha trutta) with Environment Agency tags prior to smoking process. Connections to the Severn Estuary and traditional salmon fishing. Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershi...

David Woodfall / Salmon (Salmo salar) being prepared in trays for smoking, Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April 2010.

David Woodfall / Preparation of Salmon fillets prior to smoking, Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April 2010.

David Woodfall / Salmon (Salmo salar) being prepared in trays for smoking, Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April 2010.

David Woodfall / Mechanised processing of farmed Salmon (Salmo salar) Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershire, England, UK. April 2010.

David Woodfall / Traditional process of smoking Common eels (Anguilla anguilla) for specialist food market, with connections to the Severn Estuary and traditional salmon fishing. Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershir...

David Woodfall / Traditional process of smoking Common eels (Anguilla anguilla) for specialist food market, with connections to the Severn Estuary and traditional salmon fishing. Wye and Severn Smokery, Gloucestershir...

David Woodfall / European eels (Anguilla anguilla) prepared for smoking. A threatened species still being used for specialist food market, with connections to the Severn Estuary and traditional salmon fishing. Wye and...

Jose B. Ruiz / Two men digging for shellfish mudflats in Ria de Corme y Laxe Estuary, Costa da Morte, Galicia, Spain

Juergen Freund / Dried shark fins part of illegal fishing industry Banda Islands Indonesia