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A slightly bleached staghorn coral colony grows in shallow water in the Solomon Islands. This Melanesian region is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity.

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.

Vibrant soft coral colonies grow on a reef dropoff in Lembeh Strait, Indonesia. This area is known for its spectacular marine biodiversity.

Reef-building corals thrive in shallow water in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote region is known for its beautiful reefs and spectacular marine biodiversity.

A Clark's anemonefish (Amphiprion clarkii) snuggles into the tentacles of its host anemone in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This beautiful area harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.

A pair of robust ghost pipefish (Solenostomus cyanopterus) hover above the seafloor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the western Pacific harbors an extraordinary array of marine organisms.

A rare roughsnout ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paegnius) hovers above the seafloor in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This beautiful area harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.

A snowflake moray eel (Echidna nebulosa) pokes its head out of a hole in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This beautiful area harbors extraordinary marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for divers and snorkelers.

A lionfish (Pterois volitans) displays its venomous spines in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the western Pacific harbors an extraordinary array of marine organisms.

A colorful crinoid clings to a coral reef slope in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical region in Indonesia is known for its spectacular coral reefs and high marine biodiversity.

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.

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.

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 Papuan scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis papuensis) lies on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

A well-camouflaged devil scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) waits to ambush prey on a reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

A tiny shrimp (Periclimenes soror) lives on a pin-cushion starfish in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote, tropical region is home to extraordinary marine biodiversity.

A colorful and healthy coral reef thrives in shallow water in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This remote region is known as the heart of the Coral Triangle due to its extraordinary marine biodiversity.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in the shallows of Alor, Indonesia. This remote region is home to a wide array of marine biodiversity.

Garden coral, sponges, and other invertebrates grow in a shallow seagrass meadow in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This tropical area in the Lesser Sunda Islands is known for both its amazing marine biodiversity as well its infamous dragons.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in shallow water in Indonesia's Banda Sea. This part of eastern Indonesia is home to part of the world's greatest marine biodiversity.

A beautiful coral reef thrives in shallow water in Indonesia's Banda Sea. This part of eastern Indonesia is home to part of the world's greatest marine biodiversity.

Cluster of Black Mussels Attached to Coastal Rock on Sunny Beach, Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand

Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata), on the wreck of the Guvernoren in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Author Carl Safina photographing a pair of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), Patagonia, Argentina, South America

Adult female sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) eating urchins she has gathered off the sea floor in Inian Pass, Southeastern Alaska, Pacific Ocean, United States of America, North America

Northern sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) hauled out on South Marble Island in Glacier Bay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Alaska, United States of America, North America

Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) hauled out on ice calved from South Sawyer Glacier, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Adult kelp gull (Larus dominicanus), nesting on lichen covered rocks on Half Moon Island in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult dovekies (Little Auk) (Alle alle) in flight at Rubini Rock, Tikhaya Bay on Hooker Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult dovekie (Little Auk) (Alle alle) at their breeding site amongst scree slopes at Rubini Rock, Tikhaya Bay, Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult dovekies (Little Auk) (Alle alle) at their breeding site amongst scree slopes at Rubini Rock, Tikhaya Bay, Hooker Island, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight near Alexander Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

Adult black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in aerial combat against another kittiwake near Alexander Island, Russia, Eurasia

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

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina), hauled out for their annual catastrophic molt (moult) on the beach at Snow Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), grouped together on a channel marker off Newport Beach, California, United States of America, North America

Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) breeding and nesting site at Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult glaucous gull (Larus hyperboreus) eating common eider duckling (Somateria mollissima) in Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Adult Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus), on ice floe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

Curious adult bull walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) approach the ship at Moffen Island in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

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

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

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

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding on fish at the Puerto Ayora fish market, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

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

The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) with a lava lizard on top of its head, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

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

Galapagos fur seal (Arctocephalus galapagoensis) hauled out on lava flow in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Playa El Holandes, Cabo San Antonio, Guanahacabibes Peninsular, National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Pinar del Rio Province, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Adult Swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Nazca booby (Sula grantii) downy chick in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Adult red-footed booby (Sula sula) returning to the nest site with nest building material in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

A myriad of hard and soft corals at Vatu-I-Ra Conservation Park on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Fish trawler between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Little boat between the icebergs of the Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

A mixture of Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Acropora species scleractinic hard corals, showing some bleaching, growing on a coral reef in Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Maldives

Unique Coastal Rock Platform with Tide Pool and Fossil-Like Textures on Ward Beach, Marlborough, New Zealand

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

Caspian Terns (Hydroprogne caspia) at breeding colony on Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Young northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in flight near Ile des Oiseaux in the Parc National du Delta du Saloum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on Prion Island in the Bay of Isles on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Leucistic caused by lack of melanin, or blond Antarctic fur seal pup (Arctocephalus gazella) on South Georgia, Polar Regions

King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) swimming near the nesting beach at Salisbury Plain, South Georgia, Polar Regions

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) surfacing in the rich waters off the continental shelf near South Georgia, Polar Regions

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Prince Olav Harbor on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult light-mantled sooty albatross (Phoebetria palpebrata) on the wing in Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Adult light-mantled sooty albatrosses (Phoebetria palpebrata) on the wing in Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) chick on the nest at nesting site on New Island, Falklands, South America.

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) chick on the nest at nesting site on New Island, Falklands, South America

Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on ice at Brown Bluff near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Adult Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) hauled out on ice near the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) hauled out and molting on Hannah Point, Livingston Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis papua) breeding colony on Booth 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