David Shale / Hydromedusa/ Trachymedusa (Crossota sp) from approx 2700m, mid Atlantic ridge, June 2010

David Shale / Female Anglerfish fanfin seadevil (Caulophryne jordani) - Deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean, found at 700-3000m.

David Shale / Deep sea Anglerfish {Himantolophus sp} female with lure projecting from head to attract prey, Atlantic ocean. Anglerfish have small poorly developed eyes but detect movement and prey through a well de...

David Shale / Deep sea Anglerfish {Melanocoetus sp} female with lure projecting from head to attract prey. Atlantic ocean

David Shale / Pram bug (Phronima) swimming, Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep sea species.

Alex Mustard / Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) hunts for a meal in a school of Pacific chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) beneath an oil rig. Eureka Rig, Los Angeles, California, USA, September

David Shale / Siphonophore (Nanomia sp) close up of nectophores, and palpons. Gulf of Maine, Atlanic Ocean. Epipelagic species found up to 300m depth.

Solvin Zankl / Flatfish (Bothidae sp) larva, Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean close to Cape Verde. Captive.

Solvin Zankl / Common fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) portrait, deep sea species from Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde. Captive.

Doug Perrine / Pygmy shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus) portrait, captive. Kona, Hawaii. Central Pacific Ocean.

Doug Perrine / Pygmy shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus) portrait, captive. Kona, Hawaii. Central Pacific Ocean. Digitally manipulated image.

Jordi Chias / Angular roughshark (Oxynotus centrina) a deepsea species living at 80-300m depth, caught by fishermen and released, Costa Brava, Catalunya, Spain, Mediterranean Sea

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding in deep water to find algae, off the coast of Fernandina island on Galapagos. April 2016. Much of the algae on coast and at shallower depths have been k...

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding in deep water to find algae, off the coast of Fernandina island on Galapagos. April 2016. Much of the algae on coast and at shallower depths have been k...

Luis Quinta / Body of deep sea squid floating near the surface, with mantle ripped up possibly by cetaceans such as Sperm whales which are present in the region, Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, May.

Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) attracted to 'squid jig' bait which glows at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver and Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean. August 2007.

Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) cannibalising another squid of the same species at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) at night off Loreto, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, East Pacific Ocean.

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.

Alex Mustard / Reef octopus (Octopus cyanea) portrait near wreck. Gubal Island, Egypt. Red Sea.

Jordi Chias / Atolla jellyfish (Atolla wyvillei) with Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) in the background near the surface. Antarctic Peninsula. Finalist in the Underwater category of the Wildlife Photographer of t...

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus lamarckii) specimen, from the North Atlantic near Iceland.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) specimen from the North Atlantic near the North West of Spain, at a depth of 560-580m.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Octopus (Bathypolypus bairdii) specimen from the North Atlantic, near the Faroe Islands at a depth of 805m

Solvin Zankl / Illuminated netdevil (Linophryne arboritera), female specimen, from deepsea Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde at a depth of 1900m.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Isopod (Glyptonotus antarcticus) from Antarctic Ocean at a depth of 231m.

Solvin Zankl / Deep sea squid (Histioteuthis corona) specimen, from deep sea Atlantic Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Ribbon sawtail fish (Idiacanthus fasciola) from Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 800-1000m.

Solvin Zankl / Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) specimen with mouth open, from Atlantic Ocean, at a depth of 729m.

Aflo / Deep sea squid (Chiroteuthis imperator) dead specimen floating, Osezaki, Shizuoka, Izu, Japan.

Alex Mustard / World War II British motorbikes (Norton 16H) stacked up on the back of truck in the hold of wreck of HMS Thistlegorm, with soldierfish (Myripristis murdjan) swimming above. Sha'ab Ali, Sinai, Egypt. R...

Michael Pitts / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swimming out to deep water from Karan Island, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf.

Michael Pitts / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hatchling swimming out to deep water from Karan Island after being released from boat. Saudi Arabia. Arabian Gulf.

Solvin Zankl,Solvin Zankl / Giant deep-sea isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) Picture was taken in cooperation with the Zoological Museum University of Hamburg

Michael Pitts / Diver on the wreck of the US Submarine tender USS Macaw, sunk in the World War II due to a navigation error, Midway atoll, Pacific Ocean. Model released.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Aerial image showing light reflected off the deep blue of the sea around the Bahamas archipelago, Caribbean, February 2012

David Shale / Solenosmilia sp and eunicid polychaete and bamboo coral. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.

David Shale / Pencil urchin (Cidaroid). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.

David Shale / Pencil urchin (Cidaroid). Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.

David Shale / Black coral (Antipatharia) with tendrils extruded to catch prey. Collected from coral sea mount near Dragon vent field on SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Wing-armed squid (Stenoteuthis pteropus) - deep sea specimen from South Atlantic

Solvin Zankl / Dragonfish (Melanostomias melanops) - deep sea specimen from 2000m depth, nr Cape Verde Islands, North Atlantic

Solvin Zankl / Dragonfish (Melanostomias melanops) - deep sea specimen from 2000m depth, nr Cape Verde Islands, North Atlantic

Solvin Zankl / Dragonfish (Melanostomias biseriatus), deepsea specimen from 2000m depth, nr Cape Verde Islands, North Atlantic

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea Blackdevil fish (Melanocetus murrayi) female anglerfish specimen.

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea planktonic stage of crab development, Trondheimsfjord, North Atlantic Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) - deep sea specimen from Portugal

Solvin Zankl / Lanternfish (Lepidophanes guentheri) - deepsea species showing bioluminescence.

David Shale / Close up of deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Male and Female glass shrimps on Glass sponge (Hexactinellida) from coral seamount, SW Indian Ridge, Indian Ocean, December 2011

Todd Mintz / Iceberg dive, diver next to ice floe, Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June

David Shale / Deepsea Featherstar (Crinoidea) on Primnoid coral seafan from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Detail of deepsea Sea pen (Pennatulacea) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Hermit crab with zoanthid (Epizoanthus sp) on shell, from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Basket star (Gorgonocephalus sp) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Anemone from a coral seamount, Indian ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Orange ghost lobster (Decopoda, Thalassinidae) from coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, December 2011

David Shale / Deepsea arcturid Isopod from a coral seamount in the Indian Ocean, November 2011

David Shale / Deepsea Squat lobster (Galatheidae) from coral seamount, Indian Ocean, December 2011

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Light-bulb sea squirts (Clavelina lepadiformis), a colonial filter feeding invertebrate, fluoresce green when photographed under deep blue light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? Se...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Light-bulb sea squirts (Clavelina lepadiformis), a colonial filter feeding invertebrate, fluoresce orange when photographed under deep blue light. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June. Did you know? L...

Jeff Rotman / Looking down on the shipwreck of the small freighter 'Ora Verde' that sank in 1980, Grand Cayman Island, Caribbean Sea Model released.

Solvin Zankl / Black Dragonfish (Malacosteus niger)

David Shale / Deepsea benthic Sea cucumber (Peniagone sp) with commensal polynoid polychaete, from mid atlantic ridge, depth approx 2600m, June 2010

David Shale / Deepsea benthic Sea cucumber (Peniagone porcella) from mid atlantic ridge, depth approx 2500m, June 2010

David Shale / Deepsea Gorgonian coral (Metallogorgia sp.) from mid atlantic ridge

David Shale / Underside of deepsea Sea cucumber (Deima validum) from 2500m, mid Atlantic ridge, June 2010

David Shale / Hydromedusa / Trachymedusa (Crossota sp) showing tentacles, from approx 2700m, mid Atlantic ridge, June 2010

David Shale / Hydromedusa / Trachymedusa (Crossota sp) from approx 2700m, mid Atlantic ridge, June 2010

David Shale / Deep sea fish (Winteria telescopa) with forward pointing tubular eyes.

Claudio Contreras / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) passing divers cage, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, Pacific ocean, September

Jeff Rotman / Shark handler wearing chain mail suit feeding Caribbean Reef shark (Carcharhinus perezi) Bahamas, Caribbean Sea. Model release Model released.

Neil Lucas / Cameraman Mike Pitts, diving for BBC Filming 'Life' The Bahamas, Caribbean, February 2007, Model released

Jeff Rotman / DeepSee diving submersible at water's surface, being towed, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean. Property released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / DeepSee diving submersible, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Pacific Ocean Property released

Roger Powell / Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica) in winter plumage, extracting a Lugworm from a deep hole at low tide, Boulmer, Northumberland, UK

Neil Lucas / Camerman Doug Allan at frozen water surface of drilled ice hole, BBC film crew, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica, November 2008

Jeff Rotman / Diver holds 20 kilo Northern / American Lobster (Homarus americanus) with claws open, demonstrating aggressive behavior, New England, USA, North Atlantic Ocean. Model released Model released.

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Allapagus isidis) from the North Atlantic Ocean. Southern White variety. Feeds on sea floor sediment and has been observed swimming, new species, first recorded in J...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) from the North Atlantic Ocean, southern Purple variety, feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind variable wavy traces, Depth approx 2700m. new spec...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Yoda purpurata) from the North Atlantic Ocean, southern Purple variety, feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind variable wavy traces, Depth approx 2700m. new spec...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (tergivelum cinnabarinum) from the North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Pink variety, Feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind characteristic spiral traces, depth approx 27...

David Shale / Enteropneust worm / Acorn worm (Tergivelum cinnabarinum) from the North Atlantic Ocean, Northern Pink variety, Feeds on sea floor sediment leaving behind characteristic spiral traces, depth approx 27...

Sue Flood / Two divers in shark cage, waiting for Great white shark, off shark-diving boat, Guadalupe, Mexico, September 2002

Jeff Rotman / Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) feeding in sandy bottom of seabed, Red Sea, Egypt

David Shale / Medusa caught with 1m ring net between 0 and 150m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Deepsea amphipod {Scypholanceola stephensi} from between 500 and 800m, night, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Deepsea squid from midwater catch 195-498m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Close up of mouth of a Bristleworm {Polychaeta} from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Decapod {Systellaspis sp} from midwater catch 195-498m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Bristleworm {Polychaeta} from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Glass squid {Teuthowenia megalops}, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Midwater Bristlemouth fish {Sigmops elongatum} night, 188 - 507m, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean