Traditional sea salt production, Salinas de Janubio, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

A garibaldi (Hypsypops rubicundus) in a forest of giant kelp off Catalina Island, California, United States of America, North America

Sabellaria alveolata honeycomb worm reef, Mimid beach, Sidi Boufdail, Mirleft, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Water vole (Arvicola terrestris) in captivity, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult brown bear (Ursus arctos) feeding on humpback whale carcass in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

The intertidal zone of the Quantock Coast, West Somerset, contains an abundance of geology and wildlife. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is of international geological importance.

A dried up lake at Tehachapi Pass, California, USA. California is in the midst of a four year long drought.

A dried up lake at Tehachapi Pass, California, USA. California is in the midst of a four year long drought.

Branching Brown Algae (Dictyota dichotoma), clear view of branching feature of this brown seaweed, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Edible Crab (Cancer pagarus), robust crab, brown in colour with black tips to claws amidst algae and soft corals, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Edible Crab (Cancer pagarus), robust crab, brown in colour with black tips to claws amidst algae and soft corals, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Jourdan's turban (turbo jourdani) large gastropod shell, reddish-brown, Rottnest Island reef, wild, day, marine protected area, free-diving off, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: Marine plant common kelp, a dominant feature of the underwater landscape. Protected areas are covered in lush growth of diverse algae, also red algea are here.

Patterns in the kelp at low tide on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean. MORE INFO Kelps are large seaweeds belonging to the brown algae (Phaeophyceae) in the order Laminariales.

Brown chromis (Chromis multilineata) swimming over algae, Ressurreta, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Edible Crab (Cancer pagarus), robust crab, brown in colour with black tips to claws amidst algae and soft corals, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Edible Crab (Cancer pagarus), Juvenile pale brown in colour on brownish rock background, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Patterns in the kelp at low tide on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO Kelps are large seaweeds belonging to the brown algae (Phaeophyceae) in the order Laminariales.

Edible Crab (Cancer pagarus), robust crab, brown in colour with black tips to claws amidst algae and soft corals, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Edible Crab (Cancer pagarus), robust crab, brown in colour with black tips to claws amidst algae and soft corals, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Brown algae, Sargassum horneri and Undaria pinnatifida, Chusan, Ulleungdo, South Korea (East Sea or Sea of Japan).

Sugar Kelp

Kelp growing towards sunlight on the water's surface in Sooke Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Kelp growing towards sunlight on the water's surface in Sooke Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Divers moving through a kelp forest in Sooke Bay off the coast of Vancouver Island in the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Sunlight streaming through a forest of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera), off Santa Barbara Island, California, United States of America

This hard coral colony in the Pacific has begun to bleach, expelling its symbiotic zooxanthellae, consequences of global climate change and climate warming, Yap, Micronesia

Pile of Bull Kelp seaweed washed up on beach on Rialto Beach, USA, Rialto Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington, USA.

Laminaria (Saccharina latissima), a genus of 31 species of brown algae commonly called kelp in front of an iceberg with scuba diver, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Nudibranch (Dendronotus robusta) on brown algae commonly called kelp Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Laminaria (Saccharina latissima), a genus of 31 species of brown algae commonly called kelp in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

Laminaria (Saccharina latissima), a genus of 31 species of brown algae commonly called kelp in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

(Saccharina latissima), laminaria, a genus of 31 species of brown algae commonly called kelp with some anemones covering a wall close to an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

(Saccharina latissima), laminaria, a genus of 31 species of brown algae commonly called kelp covering a wall close to an iceberg with scuba diver silhouette, Tasiilaq, East Greenland

(Dendronotus robusta) nudibranch on brown algae commonly called kelp in front of an iceberg, Tasiilaq, East Greenland