Espen Bergersen / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) feeding around herring fishing vessel. Kvanangen, Troms, Norway. November

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boat and large numbers of...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boats and large numbers o...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of fishing boats catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the boats, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat with net full of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming around the outside, Skjervoy, Troms, Norway, November.

Guy Edwardes / Boat in Loch Duich with Eilean Donan Castle in background, Highlands, Scotland, UK. July 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.

Pete Oxford / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) feeding at Bagan (floating fishing platform), Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia. Winner of the Man and Nature Portfolio Award in the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Aw...

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 / Fishermen sorting Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Pollock (Pollachius) and Dogfish (Squalidae) from net, Georges Bank off Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Dragger net full of Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and Dogfish (Squalidae) pulled up into boat, Georges Bank, Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015.

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.

Tom Gilks / Fishermen preparing nets, Remba Island, Lake Victoria, Kenya.

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 / Throw-net fisherman, on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

Staffan Widstrand,Staffan Widstrand / Throw-net fishermen on raft, Pulicat Lake, Tamil Nadu, India, January 2013.

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

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Fishing for West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) aboard the James Archer (Oceana fisheries). Crew haul up lobster trap. Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) commercial fishing boat (James Archer) leaves the Saldhana Bay harbour before the break of dawn. The lights of the town and the lighthouse flash on the horizon...

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 / The crew of the James Archer, Oceana fisheries, throws baited lobster traps into the ocean to catch West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). View from cabin window, Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, W...

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...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Crew of the James Archer (Oceana fisheries) pull up a lobster trap during West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) fishing, Saldanha Bay and St. Helena Bay, Western Cape, South Africa.

Claudio Contreras,Claudio Contreras / Discarded nets, bangka canoe and other garbage at the beach, Guindacpan Island, Danajon Bank, Central Visayas, Philippines, April 2013

Pascal Tordeux / Fisherman on Lake Old Forge, Ardennes, France, November 2011. Model released

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,...

Juergen Freund / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) near a fishing device called ?Bagan?, a stationary outrigger boat, with a net between outriggers and strong light at night to attract anchovies and scad. The whale sharks...

Barrie Britton / Snow covered fishing boats in Sitka Harbour, Alaska. Photograph taken on location for BBC TV series 'Nature's Great Events', March 2008.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Men on a wooden boat who use smooth-coated otters (Lutra perspicillata) for traditional fishing practices, the Sundarbans National Park, the largest mangrove swamp in the world. Bangladesh. UNESCO Wo...

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 on gill net being hauled up onto boat, Huatabampo, Mexico, Sea of Cortez, Pacific Ocean. Model released. Model released.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Old fishing boat held upright at low tide with ropes and chains, Roa Island, Morecambe Bay, Cumbria, England, UK, February 2012. Did you know? Over the last decade the number of UK fishermen has decl...

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Handline caught Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus), on a small fishing boat with fisherman holding the tiller behind, Cornwall, England, UK, April 2011

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fisherman handlining for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) from a small boat, Newlyn, Cornwall, England, UK, 2011

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fisherman holding a Blonde ray (Raja brachyura), caught using tangle net aboard a fishing boat, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, UK, June 2011

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fisherman handlining for Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) from a small boat off Newlyn, Cornwall, England, UK, April 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Toby Roxburgh / 2020VISION / Fishermen aboard a small fishing boat packing a container full of Spiny spider crabs (Maja Squinado), caught using tangle nets, Cornwall, England, UK, June 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 / Thornham Harbour at sunset, Norfolk, UK, September 2011

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

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Fishing boat silhouetted at sunset, The Minch, a stretch of water between NW Highlands and the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, May 2010

Juergen Freund / Schooling Silverside fish (Antherinidae) split level with karst limestone walls, West Papuan fisherman in boat, North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2002.

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 / Child in canoe beside traditional fishing boat, Semporna, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia, June 2009.

Juergen Freund / Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Kite fisherman using a kite and fishing line. Skipjack tuna are a common catch. Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Hook and line fishermen in dugout canoe and self made goggles catching a coral grouper for growing on in cage for the Live reef fish trade, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

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 / West Papuan fishermen in their outrigger boat. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Dock worker carrying Yellowfin tuna ashore for weighing, Jacana tuna fish landing, Puerto Princesa, Palawan, Philippines, April 2009

Juergen Freund / Outrigger boats catch Yellowfin tuna fishing with hook and line. Catching a Yellowfin tuna, these fishermen fish near a fish attracting device (FAD) or rumpon, attached to a raft or rakit some 100 km...

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...

Ross Hoddinott / View of Salcombe and harbour from Snapes Point in the early morning light. Salcombe, South Devon, UK, September 2010

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

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 / Catch of lobsters being unloaded in the fishing village of Kalk Bay, False Bay, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) catching prey beside fisherman in boat at night, rainforest, Rupununi, Guyana, Endangered

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Ice-fishing huts on Mille Laks Lake. Minnesota, USA, 1985.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Small fishing boat dwarfed by icebergs in the Icefjord. Ilulissat, Jacobshavn, West Greenland, 1995.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Commercial fisherman removing Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from stake net. St Cyrus Bay, Scotland, 1982.

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 / Men spearfishing at night from the bows of canoes in Mayalibit Bay. Waigeo Island, West Papua, Indonesia, April 2007

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

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.

Onne van der Wal / Shoal of fish beneath nets and small fishing boats in the Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.

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 "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

Toby Roxburgh / European sprats (Sprattus sprattus sprattus) being winched ashore from a trawler at Brixham Harbour, Devon, England, UK, 2009.

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.

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional fishermen who rows with the feet, in Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Inaki Relanzon / Traditional fishermen with their boats on a narrow river, Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma. August 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisic / Fisherman's boat in channel between aquatic plants, River Crnojevica, near Pavlova Strana, Rijeka Crnojevica, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geidemark / Two fishermen in a boat on Lake Prespa, Lake Prespa National Park, Albania, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisic / Fisherman's boat on River Crnojevica, near Pavlova Strana, Rijeka Crnojevica, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Radisics / Fish caught in net with fisherman in boat, Lake Skadar, Lake Skadar National Park, Montenegro, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Campbell / Bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) bow riding fishing boat, Moray Firth, Nr Inverness, Scotland, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Novák / Dunlin (Calidris alpina) flock on beach, with large fishing boat behind, Bhl, Germany, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Aukan / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) at surface in front of a herring fishing boat, Kristiansund, Nordmre, Norway, February 2009