Strap-weed filefish (Pseudomonacanthus macrurus), Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rock and weed in harbour at Gasvaer, Kvalfjord, Troms, North Norway, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Fishermen's houses, boats and weed gatherers, Nha Trang, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Gannet (Morus bassanus) landing with nesting material. Bass Rock, Scotland

A coconut octopus makes its way over a tangle of sea weed, Anilao, Philippines.

Gannet (Morus bassanus) carrying seaweed for nesting material. Bass Rock, Scotland

Gannets (Morus bassanus) carrying seaweed for nesting material. Bass Rock, Scotland

Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) foraging among seaweed. Northumberland, UK

Bladderwrack bladder seaweed and limpets on the rocks in Kilkee, County Clare, West Coast of Ireland

Bladderwrack bladder seaweed and limpets on the rocks in Kilkee, County Clare, West Coast of Ireland

Cleaning the beach in Mauritius to aid tourism

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris). USA, CA

Feral Goat (Capra hircus) eating seaweed on carsaig beach on Mull. Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

Sargassum Sea Weed and diver. Gorontalo, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Wild Dugong (Dugong dugong) taking sea grass from snorkeler. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

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.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: blue water, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

Silver drummer (kyphosus sydneyanus) silvery grey colour, feeding on brown seaweed, wild, day, schools, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name common buffalo bream, dark tail and a distinctive dark line that looks a little like a moustache below the eye, occur in large schools. Distribution more widespread throughout Australia.

common seadragon (phyllopteryx taeniolatus) voracious hunters, camouflage looking like a piece of floating weed, unique to Australia, wild, dusk, shore diving, sand, marine park, metropolitan, Perth city, Indian Ocean, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: amongst kelp, female seadragon deposits up to 150 eggs into the spongy, soft tissue under the tail of the male seadragon. Once fertilised, eggs incubate about 8 weeks. On hatching, miniature seadragons are independent and will start eating almost immediately.

Silver drummer (kyphosus sydneyanus) silvery grey colour, feeding on brown seaweed, wild, day, schools, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name common buffalo bream, dark tail and a distinctive dark line that looks a little like a moustache below the eye, occur in large schools. Distribution more widespread throughout Australia.

Seahorse resting in seaweed (Hippocampus guttulatus was ramulosus).

Feral Goat (Capra hircus) eating seaweed on carsaig beach on Mull. Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

Wild Adult Male and Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Coastal view of rocks and sea weed, Atlasova Island (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia

Bladder Wrack, Fucus vesiculosus, Angle Bay, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Sea Otter (Enhydra luris). USA, CA

Wild Adult Male and Female, Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus), endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia. MORE INFO: This sea lion in the largest member of the eared seals.

Furbelows seaweed Saccorhiza polyschides

Feral Goat (Capra hircus) eating seaweed on carsaig beach on Mull. Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

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.

Cave, Sea Fans and Diver. Gorontalo, Sualwesi, Indonesia

Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) walking on seaweed while looking for food. Oban Bay, Argyll, Scotland, UK

Egg Wrack or Knotted Wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum, Angle Bay, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Feral Goat (Capra hircus) eating seaweed on carsaig beach on Mull. Argyll and the Islands, Scotland, UK

Seahorse resting in seaweed (Hippocampus guttulatus was ramulosus).

Kelp seaweed, Druidston Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK

Stromy Arctic weather brings up sea weed on Chirpoy Island (Bering Sea), Russia, Asia

Seahorse (currently unidentified).

Wild Large Male Northern fur seals ( Callorhinus ursinus ) endangered, colony, rookery, haul out, raft, above water. Bering Islands (Bering Sea) Russia, Asia.

Pod Weed (Halydris siliquosa), clear view of branching pod-like leaves and branches, St Abbs, Scotland, UK North Sea

Fur Seal. Bearing Island, Russia

Egg Wrack or Knotted Wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum, Angle Bay, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe

Workers shovel sea weed off the beach after a storm in Teos, Turkey, Eurasia

Wrack Species, Eyemouth Beach Fauna, 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.

Adult Antarctic Shag, (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) bransfieldensis) from breeding colony on the Antarctic Peninsula

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Dugong (Dugong dugon), feeding on sea weed, Golden Trevallys (Gnathodon speciosus), Pilot Fish, Great Barrier Reef, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Queensland, Cairns, Australia, Pacific Ocean

Salicornia or Pickle Weed, Sylt Island, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Landscape at the Etang de l'Imperial east of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue nature reserve, Provence, southern France, France, Europe

Huge cumulus cloud above the vast landscape of the Camargue, Alpilles in the back, Alpilles, Provence, southern France, France, Europe

Neptune's necklace (Hormosira banksii), mangrove swamp, Opua, Bay of Islands, North Island, New Zealand

Autumn mood at the Five-Color Pond in which dead trees are lying, and seaweed and sea grass is growing, Jiuzhaiguo Valley, Jiuzhaiguo National Park, Sichuan, China, Asiaan, China, Asia

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on a meadow of sea weed, Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt, Africa

Various types of colourful Seaweed (Macrocystis), brown, yellow, green, red

Evening mood at Skagsanden, beach near Flakstad, Flakstadsoya, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Europe

Evening mood at Skagsanden, beach near Flakstad, Flakstadsoya, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Europe

Evening mood at Skagsanden, beach near Flakstad, Flakstadsoya, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Europe

Anchor Bay, Mendocino County, California, USA

Carrageenan Seaweed Harvesting, Bukit Peninsula, Bali, Indonesia

Beautiful Sunset After A Rainstorm, Santa Barbara, California, United States Of America

sea oats on the beach

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