Sergio Hanquet / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) young animal tangled in fishing net. Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2019.

Alex Mustard / Orange painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) fishing. Here the frogfish is illuminated by a snooted strobe and the background sand lit with a red LED torch. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh S...

Alex Mustard / Carapace of a dead olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) entangled in discarded fishing gear. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.

Shane Gross / Almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana) uses a discarded fishing net, drifting in the open ocean as shelter. The Bahamas.

Franco Banfi / Striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax) feeding on Sardine (Sardinops sagax). Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), four chicks in moult aged 20-24 weeks, parents away fishing in open water. Atka Bay, Antarctica. January.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), group of eight diving into sea to fish. Punta Gavilanes, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii), group fishing underwater. Itabaca Channel, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

Seth Patterson / A compilation of items found washed up along a half mile stretch of the high tide line of South Padre Island, Texas. October 2016. Some of the plastic bottles and bags of signs of nip marks from hun...

Ashley Cooper / Plastic rubbish washed ashore from the sea in Glen Brittle, Isle of skye, Scotland, UK. May 2012

Five Films / Fisherman using a net to land a large Pollack (Pollachius pollachius), with dog on boat, sustainably caught using pole and line, English Channel, near Salcombe, Devon, UK, November 2016.

Philippe Clement / Common guillemots (Uria aalge) and Razorbills (Alca torda) swimming and fishing at sea, Fowlsheugh RSPB Reserve, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK, May.

Claudio Contreras / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) trapped in fishing net, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, May, Third Place in the third National Contest 'Visions of our nature' organised by Mexico'...

Tui De Roy / Split level view of Brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding, Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos

Ingo Arndt / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) waiting for salmon under moonlit sky, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA, August

Ingo Arndt / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) waiting for salmon at full moon, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA, August

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

Jeff Rotman / Hauling in dragger net filled with Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Pollock (Pollachius), Dogfish (Squalidae) and Lobster (Nephropidae) Georges Bank off Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015. M...

Franco Banfi / Mexican fisherman boat at dusk, fishing Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) , at night off Santa Rosalia, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Pedro Narra / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling caught in fishing net, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of...

Alex Mustard / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) young caught in a fishtrap. North Sound, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Caribbean Sea.

Peter Cairns / View over fishing village of Hamnoya, Lofoten, Norway. March 2015.

Erlend Haarberg / Rorbu houses in front of Festhelltinden mountain, Hamnoy, Moskenes, Lofoten, Norway, December.

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in an abandoned drifting net, Balearic Channel, Mediterranean sea.

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in an abandoned drifting net, Balearic Channel, Mediterranean sea.

Peter Cairns / Winter clouds passing over Reine village in Lofoten, Norway, March 2013.

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

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen clean Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) on deck of fishing trawler, with herring gulls (Larus argentatus) flocking in the background. Stellwagen Banks, New England, United States, North Atlantic O...

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen hauling back trawler net on fishing trawler. Stellwagen Banks, New England, United States, North Atlantic Ocean Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Fisherman hauling back trawler net on fishing trawler. Stellwagen Banks, New England, United States, North Atlantic Ocean Model released.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Fishermen in boats, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Claudio Contreras / Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) fishing, Cabo Pulmo National Park, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / A hoop net with West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) being pulled up in sea kayak for recreational fishing. Kommetjie, Western Cape, South Africa

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Recreational fishing in a sea kayak for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). Hoop net or trap is lowered onto the sea floor or kelp bed with a pouch of bait (sardines or pilchards) attached. Kom...

Franco Banfi / Diver with rebreather inside sea cage used for aquaculture with thousand of Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) Ponza Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean. Model released.

Franco Banfi / Diver with rebreather inside sea cage used for aquaculture with thousand of Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) Ponza Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean. Model released.

Franco Banfi / Thousand of Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) inside a sea cage used for aquaculture, Ponza Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Franco Banfi / Fish farm net of sea cage with thousands of Gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata) Ponza Island, Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea, Mediterranean

Juergen Freund / Men on a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia,...

Steven Kazlowski / Crew bleeds a full deckload of Pacific cod fish (Gadidae family) before putting them in salt water tanks, on the fishing trawler Western Dawn, Gulf of Alaska, USA. No release available.

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 / Spotfin Squirrelfish (Neoniphon sammara) caught in Bedouin gill net, Egypt, Red Sea

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.

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in a drifting abandoned net, Mediterranean Sea. (Winner of the One Earth Award, WPY Competition 2010 )

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel 'Harvester' winching her catch onboard amid a group of hungry seabirds. North Sea, Europe, December 2011. Property released.

Philip Stephen / North Sea trawler on calm sea, May 2010.

Philippe Clement / Traditional carrelet fishing hut with lift net on the beach at sunset, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, France September 2011

Philippe Clement / Medieval fish lock at low tide on the island Ile de Re, Charente-Maritime, France September 2011

Philippe Clement / Traditional carrelet fishing hut with lift net on the beach at sunset, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, France September 2011

Philippe Clement / The harbour at Le Croisic, Loire-Atlantique, Pays-de-la-Loire, France September 2011

Ernie Janes / Fishing boat just off Holme Beach Nature Reserve with waders flying and on shore, The Wash, Norfolk, UK, September 2011

Ernie Janes / Three fishing boats wrecked on the coast in winter storms, Pembrokeshire, UK,

Ernie Janes / Snowy egret (Egretta thula) standing behind fisherman on Fort Myers beach, Florida, USA

Jeff Rotman / Mattanza fishermen landing Giant Bluefun tuna (Thunnus thynnus) using a technique in which a maze of nets are set, leading to a central pool, Favignana, Italy, May / June 1990

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.

Inaki Relanzon / Woman and girl fishing on the beach. Morondava, Madagascar, Africa.

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

Juergen Freund / Jewelmer Pearlfarm, newly cleaned Pearl oysters (Pinctada maxima) hanging in nets from rafts waiting to be relocated to open sea, Palawan, Philippines, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Researchers Guido and Katja Westhoff with Little filesnake (Acrochordus granulatus) caught by spotlighting when the snake surfaces to take a breath. Although true sea snakes are venomous, this aquatic...

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" powering through huge waves while operating in the North Sea. Europe, January 2009. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Pioneer" nearing Fraserburgh Harbour, with waves crashing against the harbour wall. Scotland, February 2011.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" surrounded by Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) whilst hauling the trawl net onboard. North Sea, Europe, February 2011. Property released.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Commerical fishing boat passes through the Parque Natural del Estrecho, off Costa de la Luz, Cadiz, Andalucia, Spain, July 2008

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" heading to North Sea fishing grounds in stormy weather. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Huge wave enveloping fishing vessel "Harvester" while operating in the North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" on a stormy North Sea. Europe, November 2010. Property released.

Tim Laman / View of beach, and man fishing from a dugout canoe, at Yenbeser Village. Alfred Russel Wallace based himself in this village for several months in the 1850's. Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. May 2007

Juan Manuel Borrero / Upturned canoes (caballitos) owned by the Fishermen of Totora, on Pimentel beach at sunset. Chiclayo. Peru November 2009

Fabio Liverani / Traditional fishermen of Weligama, seated on long poles, fishing with rods, Sri Lanka, June 2010

Philip Stephen / Fishing trawler surrounded by seabirds as the net is hauled onboard. North Sea, September 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" in huge waves on the North Sea, September 2010. Property released.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Inuit hunter jumping from one ice floe to another. Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada, 1994.

Jeff Rotman / Divers remove long-line fishing hook from Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model released.

Philip Stephen / Trawler in low light on the North Sea, July 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Trawler "Ocean Harvest" hauling net onboard. North Sea, June 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / "Ocean Harvest " fishing on the North Sea, surrounded by seabirds, June 2010. Property released.

David Woodfall / Building a sea wall to combat climate change and protect fishing village from flooding, Sundarbans, Bangladesh, June 2008

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" and the "Jotun B" oil production platform. North Sea, May 2010.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" and the "Jotun B" oil production platform. North Sea, May 2010.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" on the North Sea, May 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" on the North Sea, May 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" hauling fishing gear in the dark, May 2010. Property released.

Philippe Clement / Fishing boats and lighthouse at night on the island Ile Vierge, Brittany, France, June 2009

Philip Stephen / "Beryl Bravo" oil platform blowing off gas, North Sea, March 2010.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" taking a good haul of Saithe (Pollachius virens) aboard, at night on the North Sea, 60 miles North East of the Shetlands. February 2010, Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Ocean Harvest" operating close to the "Beryl Alpha" production platform, 160 miles Northeast of Aberdeen, in the North Sea. March 2010.

Philip Stephen / Gull flying over fishing vessel "Harvester" in heavy seas, North Sea, February 2010. Property released.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel "Harvester" trawling at twilight on the North Sea. February 2010, Property released.

Philip Stephen / Saithe (Pollachius virens) on netting, onboard a trawler on the North Sea, Europe.

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

Wild Wonders of Europe / Campbell / European river otter (Lutra lutra) hunting in sea, tail above water, Ardnamurchan, Scotland, January 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) about to catch fish, silhouetted, Norway, June 2008