Shane Gross / Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) underwater playing in the shallows off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

David Gallan / Two Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) playing in shallows, taken with drone, Tathra Beach, New South Wales, Australia, August.

Ingo Arndt / King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) dispute while coming ashore, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, February

Neil Aldridge / Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) catching a young barbel or catfish in the shallows of the Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana.

Neil Aldridge / Sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) bull charging through the shallows of the Selinda Spillway, with another behind, northern Botswana, August.

Neil Aldridge / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) charging through the shallows, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana. Vulnerable species.

Tony Wu / Juvenile Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) resting in shallows, possibly to thermoregulate, Carnac Island, Western Australia.

Pedro Narra / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting in the shallows of the coast, Bijagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species.

Juergen Freund / Giant mottled fresh water eels (Anguilla marmorata) in shallows, split level view, Lissenung Island, Kavieng, New Guinea. Second Place in the Portfolio Award of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards...

Juergen Freund / Split level of large Purple crown jellyfish (Netrostoma setouchina) in shallows of mangroves. Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific.

Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling swimming to the sea still in the shallows of the beach. Anano Island, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mark MacEwen / Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus sephen) feeding in shallows, Maldives

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallow crystal clear water, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) group swimming in shallow turquoise sea, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) approaching Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) in shallow water, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) in shallow water gathering very close to shore, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallow crystal clear water, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) split level view of group hunting at dusk, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallows at sunset, Aldabra Atoll, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Onne van der Wal / Split level view of 30ft Tiki catamaran "Abaco" aground in the shallows. Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean. June 2009, property released.

Juergen Freund / Farmers gleaning the shallows for seafood in front of houses they live in during the twice-yearly coconut harvest. Moromaho Island, Wakitobi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, November 2009.

Juergen Freund / Healthy coral reef in the shallows, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea.

Juergen Freund / Aerial view of an island community living amongst mangroves. Outrigger boats are parked in the shallows and drying racks are found in each house for drying of various marine animals possibly like shar...

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Black tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) patrolling the shallows. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010.

Juergen Freund / Black tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) patrolling the shallows. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010.

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Black tip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus) patrolling the shallows. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, January 2010

Juergen Freund / Newly harvested Mangrove timber getting cleaned in the sea. The red bark has been taken off causing an orange red tint in the shallow water. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows with his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010

Juergen Freund / Papuan boy swimming in the shallows holding his pet baby hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata). Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010.

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of a pet baby Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swimming in the shallows. Tunnung Island, New Hanover, Papua New Guinea, June 2010.

Juergen Freund / Baby green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling in the shallows of the beach, swimming out to sea. Anano Island, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, November

Juergen Freund / Baby green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling in the shallows of the beach, swimming out to sea. Anano Island, Wakatobi, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, November.

Juergen Freund / West Papuan house on stilts in coral reef shallows. Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010.

Juergen Freund / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming near the surface in the reef shallows. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Mating pair of Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the reef shallows. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia. June

Juergen Freund / Mating Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the reef shallows. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the reef shallows, swimming towards the camera. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of mating pair of Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the reef shallows. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Juergen Freund / Split-level shot of Fan coral (Gorgonacea) in the shallows with boat shilouetted against the sunset in the background. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia, February 2010

Juergen Freund / Split level shot of mating Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the reef shallows. Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, June

Alex Mustard / A bull California sealion (Zalophus californianus) bursting through a school of baitfish in the shallows. Los Isotes, La Paz, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, East Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / A pair of Australian Sea Lions (Neophoca cinerea) socialising in the shallows. Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia. Southern Ocean. November

Onne van der Wal / Crystal clear shallows under a blue sky. Exumas, Bahamas, Caribbean, June 2009.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Chub (Leuciscus cephalus) in shallows of Morske Oko Lake, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Chub (Leuciscus cephalus) in shallows of Morske Oko Lake, Morske Oko Reserve, Vihorlat Mountains, Western Carpathians, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009

Juergen Freund / Split-level photograph of coral reef shallows, Rowley Shoals, Western Australia

Suzi Eszterhas / Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina) pup in shallows, Elkhorn Slough, California

Juergen Freund / Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) swimming above coral reef, Pacific

Norbert Wu / Chambered Nautilus (Nautilus pompilius) comes up from great depths at night to shallows, Palau

Tui De Roy / Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) feeding frenzy following herring school in shallows, Elizabeth Bay, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) underwater in feeding foray in coastal shallows, Bartolome Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) plunge diving in coastal shallows, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) grazing on seaweed in wave washed shallows, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) grazing on seaweed in wave washed shallows, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Flip Nicklin / Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in shallows, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) pod swimming and molting in freshwater shallows, Somerset Island, Nunavut, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) whale, hundreds swim and molt in freshwater shallows, Northwest Territories, Canada

Flip Nicklin / Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) whale, hundreds swim and molt in freshwater shallows, Northwest Territories, Canada

Jabruson / Single Defassa waterbuck fording shallows, Lake Nakaru NP, Kenya

Pete Oxford / Whitetip reef sharks {Triaenodon obesus} in shallows near shore, Bartolome Is, Galapagos

Georgette Douwma / Southern stingrays in shallows off Cayman Islands

Georgette Douwma / Southern stingrays in shallows off Cayman Islands

Georgette Douwma / Southern Stingray in shallows off Cayman Islands

Andrew Parkinson / Sanderling wading in shallows {Calidris alba} Donna Nook, Lincolnshire, UK

Shane Gross / Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus) feeding on turtle grass (Thalassia testudinum) and manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) in the shallows of Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Juergen Freund / Discarded rubber tyre in the sandy shallows. Plastic from tyres are major source of ocean pollution, Sulawesi, Indonesia. November 2018.

Steven David Miller / Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) group bathing on the shallows of a pond, Alice Springs Desert Park, Northern Territory, Australia. Captive.

Shane Gross / Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bites onto a female while mating in the shallows, with another male nearby. Eleuthera, Bahamas. Awarded in underwater category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2...

David Fleetham / Reef manta ray (Manta alfredi) swimming over shallows with diver in background. West Maui, Hawaii. September 2010. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Aerial tracking shot looking down on Daintree Rainforest, flying towards the beach and the coral reef shallows, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia. 2017.

Juergen Freund / Aerial tracking shot looking down on Daintree Rainforest, flying towards the beach and the coral reef shallows, Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, North Queensland, Australia. 2017.

David Fleetham / Pacific manta ray (Manta alfredi) cruising through shallows of Ukumehame, Maui, Hawaii.

David Fleetham / Great egret (Ardea alba) hunting, with reflection in shallows of the Everglades. Florida, USA.

David Fleetham / Guadalupe Fur Seal (Arctocephalus townsendi), in the shallows off Guadalupe Island, Mexico.

Tui De Roy / Blacktip shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) and Magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) following the tuna-hunting sea lion into the shallows, sometimes stranding themselves whilst hunting. A group...

Nick Hawkins / Sand lance (Ammodytes americanus) large shoal of fish, coastal shallows, south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, July.

Nick Garbutt / Herd of White-bearded wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus) crossing lake shallows on migration, Ngorongoro Conservation Area / Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa

Doug Wechsler / Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) males in shallows, Delaware Bay, New Jersey, USA, July

Juergen Freund / Purple crown jellyfish (Netrostoma setouchina) in the mangrove shallows, Nukubati Island Resort, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific

Juergen Freund / Purple crown jellyfish (Netrostoma setouchina) in the mangrove shallows, Nukubati Island Resort, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific

Juergen Freund / Purple crown jellyfish (Netrostoma setouchina) in the mangrove shallows, Nukubati Island Resort, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific

Juergen Freund / Lone mangrove in the shallows in the middle of the sea in the Great Sea Reefs filling with banded sea kraits (Laticauda colubrina) at low tide, Mali Island, Macuata Province, Fiji, South Pacific

Staffan Widstrand / Blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) swimming in shallows with shoal of fish, Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea

Lynn M. Stone / Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) female dabbling for food in shallows of Choptank River, Chesapeake Bay Eastern Shore, Maryland, USA. February.

Georgette Douwma / Southern stingrays in shallows (Hypanus americanus) Cayman

Tui De Roy / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) swimming in the shallows, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) pup in shallows, Galapagos.

Nick Upton / Slow motion clip of a Little egret (Egretta garzetta) hunting in the shallows of a large lake, trying to stir up fish with its feet, Rutland Water, Rutland, England, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Little egret (Egretta garzetta) hunting in the shallows of a large lake in falling rain, Rutland Water, Rutland, England, UK, November.

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

Ingo Arndt / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) returning to beach at sunset after fishing for salmon during spawning season, Lake Clark National Park, Alaska, USA, August

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

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

Ingo Arndt / Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii) walking on beach, Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands, March

Ingo Arndt / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in surf coming ashore, Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, February

Ingo Arndt / Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus gazella) surfing to shore, South Georgia, February