Surf school on Coolangatta Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Pacific

Information panel about geology, La Isleta, Cabo de Gata national park, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Skull of an adult killer whale (Orcinus orca), on display inside the town of Stanley, Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

Adult Peale's Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus australis), bow-riding near New Island in the Falkland Islands, South America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) chicks (okum boys) at nesting colony at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult bull killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, Pacific Ocean, North America

Greenland National Museum, Nuuk, capital of Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Surf class on Zurriola beach, district of Gros, San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

View of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Kaigandori, Minato Ward, Osaka, Japan

View of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Kaigandori, Minato Ward, Osaka, Japan

View of Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan, Kaigandori, Minato Ward, Osaka, Japan

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

St. David's Battery, UNESCO, four guns installed 1910 by British to defend deep water channel leading to Royal Navy Dockyard and Hamilton, Bermuda

Skull of an adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), on display at the Natural History Museum in Stanley, Falkland Islands, South America

Southern right whale (Eubalaena australis) mother and calf near whale watching boat in Puerto Pyramides, Argentina, South America

A large pod of Gerlache Strait type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), traveling and socializing in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Sign warning against feeding sharks, Half Moon Caye, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Gathering of at least two resident pods of killer whales (Orcinus orca) encountered near sunset, Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada

A pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) surfacing in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, Pacific Ocean, North America

Orca aquatic show, Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

View of The Fram Museum and wooden boats, Bygdoynesveien, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Tourists at Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) nesting site at night on Long Beach on Ascension Island, Tropical Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean

Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) near the abandoned whaling station at Stromness Bay on South Georgia, Polar Regions

A tour of the Long Island sheep farm outside Stanley in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean, South America

Views of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Shark in Aquarium of San Sebastian, Bay of Biscay, province of Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Aquarium of Genoa, Liguria, Italy, Europe

A small pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the coast of South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), being fed in Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus), with snorkeler near Caye Caulker, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A juvenile killer whale (Orcinus orca) encountered off West Craycroft Island in Blackfish Sound, British Columbia, Canada

Adult Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli) surfacing with characteristic rooster tail splash in Johnstone Strait, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Snorkeler with Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) underwater in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) adult feeding chick at Hannah Point on Livingston Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Baleen whale skeleton, most likely a young Bryde's whale, on lava flow in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) co-operatively bubble-net feeding in Snow Pass, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Spotted eagle rays (Aetobatus narinari) underwater at Leon Dormido Island off San Cristobal Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Tourists hand-feeding tarpon (Megalops atlaticus), at feeding station inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Caleta Portales beach and Federico Santa Maria Technical University in background, Valparaiso, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Education, somalia. Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the education, somalia. Hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated

Whaling museum (showing female humpback whale fetus taken from dead mother) at the Grytviken Whaling Station on South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantica Ocean

Three species of barnacles, Coronula diadema, Cryptolepas rhachianecti, Conchoderma testudini

Survey divers on ascent over coral reef, mainly Acropora palifera, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchlings being rescued from damaged nest with floods expected. Bird Island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (RR)

Whale biologists working from research yacht, Silurian, in the Hebrides, Scotland.

Adult Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-slapping near researchers in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA. Model released.

Port Lockroy, an old British Station, Now a museum, Wienke Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

Hawaiian Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) pod with researcher inside Midway Atoll, NW Hawaiian Islands, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Pelagic crab (Pleuroncodes planipes) caught in glass with curious boy off the Baja Peninsula, Mexico. This crab is often called the red tuna crab.

Couple adjusting rigging on sailboat

Fish nibbling shell of swimming sea turtle

Caucasian father and son swimming in lake

Caucasian father and son swimming in lake

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

Concept of large blue planet with two satellite moons orbiting and a distant blue star panoramic. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.

Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa, Beach at Kleinmond with welcome and tourist information board

Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa, The seafront at Kleinmond a small town on the Atlantic coast on the garden route.

Captain at the helm and helmsman in training on the bridge of a ship, on the Hanse Explorer in the evening, Great Britain

Captain and helmsman in training on the bridge of a ship, Hanse Explorer, in the evening light, Great Britain

School class at beach, Ouidah, Route des Peches, Atlantique Department, Benin

Young woman with a windsurf board, windsurfing lessons, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Young woman on Swimming Background. Female dressed in swimwear, swim in sport club and performing water activities

Young woman on Swimming Background. Female dressed in swimwear, swim in sport club and performing water activities

The Petrel and the Guillamont, two pulling boats, part of the Chewonki Foundation's fleet, head out of Wiscasset on an orientation trip for Bodwin College freshmen. The boats sail down the Back River. This non-profit Foundation, formerly a boys camp where Roger Tory Peterson directed the nature program in the 1920's, provides environmental programs throughout the year for a diverse number of groups throughout Maine and offers participation in residential and non-residential programs in environmental education.

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute glue broken coral heads back together and map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Hawaii, Oahu, Attractive young woman on the beach reading a book.