Soft corals, sponges, and other invertebrates compete for space on a beautiful reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Close-up of black mussels clustered on a rocky surface, showcasing their shiny shells and the textured background of barnacles and rocks. The image captures the intricate details of marine life along the shore.

Underwater scenes from the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO Due to cold water upwelling and the convergence of three major ocean currents the Galapagos Islands have an incredible diversity and abundance of marine life.

Aerial view of Balos Lagoon, Balos Beach and Cape Tigani, Gramvousa Peninsula, Chania Region, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

A beautiful set of tiny tunicates grows on a reef in Indonesia.This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A beautiful nudibranch (Hypselodoris bullockii) crawls slowly across a reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A beautiful starfish (Linckia laevigata) lays on a thriving reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A shortfin lionfish (Dendrochirus brachypterus) lays on the seafloor waiting for prey to swim near in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Abstract of a mushroom coral (Fungia sp.) growing on a reef in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), dorsal fin detail surfacing off Newport Beach, California, United States of America, North America

A tiny cleaner shrimp removes parasites from a Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) on a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A colorful nudibranch (Nembrotha kubaryana) crawls slowly across a reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

An unusual sea star (Linckia laevigata) clings to a diverse reef near the island of Bangka, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Dolphin, Sea of Cortez, the Gulf of California, Mexico, North America

Aerial of a little motorboat in a bay on the Formentor Peninsula, Mallorca, Balearic islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

A Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) pokes its head out of a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A massive school of bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) swims in deep water near Cocos Island, Costa Rica. This remote island is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

A large black-blotched stingray (Taeniura meyeni) swims in deep water near Cocos Island, Costa Rica. This remote island is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

An argonaut (Genus Argonauta), a group of pelagic octopuses. Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

By-the-wind sailors (Velella velella), floating by the hundreds on the surface of the sea outside Newport Beach, California, United States of America, North America

Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus), schooling in Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A long-beaked common dolphin pod (Delphinus capensis), traveling off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A camouflaged horned flathead (Thysanophrys carbunculus) lays hidden on a sandy slope near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Crinoids cling to a large sponge on a healthy coral reef near the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This beautiful, tropical region is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus), schooling in Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

A long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis), surfacing off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

A long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis), surfacing off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Guadalupe fur seals (Arctocephalus townsendi), at new haul out on Las Animas Island, Baja California Sur, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Abundant marine life in the clear waters off Bangka Island, near Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Marine life, underwater

The Deep, visitor attraction and study centre for marine life, architects Terry Farrell and Partners, River Humber, Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Deep, visitor attraction and study centre for marine life, architects Terry Farrell and Partners, River Humber, Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Deep, visitor attraction and study centre for marine life, architects Terry Farrell and Partners, River Humber, Hull, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A pair of Black guillemots bonding in Oban, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Cornwall, UK Restricted resolution (Please contact us) (RR)

Adult male Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) hauled out on Race Rocks, British Columbia, Canada. Pacific Ocean.

Lumpsucker (Cyclopterus lumpus). Male in breeding colours, swimming amongst seaweed. Babbacombe, Torquay, South Devon, UK.

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra). Otters in western Scotland have adapted well to life in a marine environment, though proximity to sources of fresh water is essential. Hebrides, Scotland

Tiny Red Goby (Pleurosicya sp) Two resting on coral. Mabul Island, Borneo, Malaysia (RR)

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra). Otters in western Scotland have adapted well to life in a marine environment, though proximity to sources of fresh water is essential. Hebrides, Scotland

Life in a tidepool - macro close-up details of the tiny inhabitants (small blenny) in a tidepool in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Adult Dall's Porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing in Southeast Alaska, USA. Note: Dall's porpoise is one of the fastest cetaceans in the world!

Life in a tidepool - macro close-up details of the tiny inhabitants (small blenny) in a tidepool in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), Mexico.

Whale watching boat run by Sea Life Surveys, with lookouts on the wheel house roof. Hebrides, Scotland

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra). Otters in western Scotland have adapted well to life in a marine environment, though proximity to sources of fresh water is essential. Hebrides, Scotland

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) eating fish. Otters in western Scotland have adapted well to life in a marine environment, though proximity to sources of fresh water is essential. Hebrides, Scotland

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra). Otters in western Scotland have adapted well to life in a marine environment, though proximity to sources of fresh water is essential. Hebrides, Scotland

Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra). Otters in western Scotland have adapted well to life in a marine environment, though proximity to sources of fresh water is essential. Hebrides, Scotland

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Olive ridley turtle hatchling, Lepidochelys olivacea, Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

Juvenile and adult pink anemonefish in sea anemone, Amphiprion perideraion, Fila Reef, Port Vila, Vanuatu (S. Pacific).

Saddled butterflyfish, Chaetodon ephippium, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Beaked Whale stranded on coral reef during low tide, Mesoplodon sp., Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific)..

Split image of Smallspotted dart, Trachinotus baillonii, swimming along the sandy shore at dusk, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, close-up, Sabang wreck, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Red (Lace) coral, Distichopora violacea, feather stars, and juvenile gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Fluted giant clam, Tridacna squamosa, siphon detail, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (Pacific).

Giant clam, Tridacna gigas, siphon detail, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Pink anemone fish, Amphiprion periderion, on magnificent sea anemone, Heteractis magnifica, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.

Starry night octopus, Octopus luteus, foraging on coral reef at night, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.

Horseshoe clam, Hippopus hippopus, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

French angelfish, Pomacanthus paru, Ilha rata, Fernando de Noronha national marine sanctuary, Pernambuco, Brazil (S. Atlantic)

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

False clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines.

Needle cuttlefish, Sepia aculeata, front view at night, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Spinner dolphin, Stenella longirostris, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).MID0042

Mandarinfish, Synchiropus splendidus, male, Malapascua, Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea.

Nudibranch, Chromodoris magnifica, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Regal angelfish, Pygoplites diacanthus, Hideaway island, Port Vila, Vanuatu.

Reef octopus, Octopus cyanea, eye and siphon detail, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia

Broadband cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus, in sandy bottom, Gato Island, Cebu, Philippines.

Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, (Pacific)

Green sea turtles hatching, Chelonia mydas, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil.

Pink hydrocoral (lace coral), Stylaster sp., Namu atoll, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Wave breaking over shallow coral reef, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Common lionfish, Pterois volitans, blends in with a variety of soft corals and sponges, Cars, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Pleurobranch sidegill slug, Berthella martensi, mantle detail, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

Bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, Oahu, Hawaii (N. Pacific).

Dorid nudibranch, Glossodoris averni, La Laguna, Puerto Galera, Mindoro, Philippines.

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

Hawaiian reef lobster, endemic, Enoplometopus occidentalis, Portlock, Oahu, Hawaii (N. Pacific)

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Masaplod, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Nudibranch, Atlantis house reef, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

False clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, Dauin, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Pink anemonefish on sea anemone, Amphiprion periderion, Rongelap, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Coral reef during low tide in lagoon, Mili, Marshall Islands (N. Pacific).

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Aerial view of Punta Allen Sian Ka'an Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Red lagoon near Boca Paila Bridge. In the language of the Mayan peoples who once inhabited this region, Sian Ka'an means Origin of the Sky. Located on the east coast of the Yucatán peninsula, this biosphere reserve contains tropical forests, mangroves and marshes, as well as a large marine section intersected by a barrier reef. It provides a habitat for a remarkably rich flora and a fauna comprising more than 300 species of birds, as well as a large number of the region's characteristic terrestrial vertebrates, which cohabit in the diverse environment formed by its complex hydrological system. Along its roughly 120 kilometres of coastline, the property covers over 400,000 hectares of land ranging from sea level to only ten m.a.s.l. The property boasts diverse tropical forests, palm savannah, one of the most pristine wetlands in the region, lagoons, extensive mangrove stands, as well as sandy beaches and dunes. The 120,000 hectares of marine area protect a valuable part of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef and seagrass beds in the shallow bays. The lush green of the forests and the many shades of blue of the lagoons and the Caribbean Sea under a wide sky offer fascinating visual impressions.

Clark's anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii, unusual color variant, male, Dauin, Negros, Philippines..

Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, gets cleaned by yellow tangs, Zebrasoma flavescens and lined bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, (N. Pacific)

Bluefin trevally, Caranx melampygus, Ailuk atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Pink anemonefish, Amphiprion perideraion, in sea anemone, Great barrier reef marine park, Australia (South Pacific).

Anemone fish, Amphiprion sp., Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.

Family of false clown anemone fish, Amphiprion ocellaris, seeking refuge in sea anemone, Dumaguete, Negros Island, Philippines.