Bay and beach of Matala, Iraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Komo beach near Matala, Iraklion, Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Aerial of the Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Giant petrel, near Falkland Islands, South Atlantic, South America

Aerial of Teahupoo wave and Tahiti Iti, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Elevated view of beach and the Atlantic Ocean, Corralejo Natural Park, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Beach and flora, Monterey Bay, Peninsula, Monterey, Pacific Ocean, California, United States of America, North America

Sunset from Baker Beach overlooking Pacific Ocean at dusk, South Bay, San Francisco, California, United States of America, North America

White sand PK-9 beach, Fakarava, Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Porthmeor Beach, sunset, St. Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Aerial of the Kalbarri National Park, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Deserted beach at Praia Grande, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Africa

Playa Uva, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Central America

White sand PK-9 beach, Fakarava, Tuamotu archipelago, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

View of Table Mountain from Blue Mountain Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Drone view of beach straw umbrellas on an empty beach, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea, Italy, Europe

Las Cujas beach, Cachagua, Zapallar, Petorca Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Elevated view of Quirilluca beach, Puchuncavi, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Los Placeres beach on sunny day, Valparaiso, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Path leading to Beach, Monterey Bay, Peninsula, Monterey, Pacific Ocean, California, United States of America, North America

La Boca beach, Concon, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Elevated view of Quirilluca beach, Puchuncavi, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Aerial of the elevated reefs of Ile aux Recifs, Rangiroa atoll, Tuamotus, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific

Aerial morning view of the West Bay cliffs on coastline of the Jurassic Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pablo Neruda beach house and garden, Pablo Neruda Museum, Isla Negra, Chile, South America

Elevated view of Quirilluca beach, Puchuncavi, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Black beach (Playa Negra), Concon, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Elevated view of Quirilluca beach, Puchuncavi, Valparaiso Province, Valparaiso Region, Chile, South America

Aerial view, reef formation and island, Fiji, South Pacific islands, Pacific

Irish summer colours, Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Munster, Republic of Ireland (Eire), Europe

Black volcanic sand and sea stack at south coast bird sanctuary, Dyrholaey, Iceland, Polar Regions

Loch Ard Gorge on the rapidly eroding coatline of Port Campbell National Park on the Great Ocean Road, site of the famous Loch Ard wreck of 1878, Victoria, Australia

Wave-cut arch in limestone headland, Durdle Door, Jurassic Heritage Coast, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Children playing in the surf, Copacabana beach, near Gosford, north of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

Surfer on a large wave with Graciosa Island beyond, at the world class surf reef break known as San Juan, east of Famara in the north of the island, Famara, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Surfer riding a wave in the western corner of the south coast beach at Mirissa, near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Riding the tubes, Battery Beach surfing, Indian Ocean, South Africa, Africa

Man surfing at Praia do Boldro, Parque Nacional de Fernando de Norohna, Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

Surfer riding a wave in the western corner of the south coast beach at Mirissa, near Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Early morning scene with camel handler with his camel and two children strolling along the beach, Puri, coastal city on the Bay of Bengal, Puri, Odisha, India, Asia

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

Eastbourne Pier, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, UK, Europe

Waves lapping onto the beach at Watersmeet Bay near Woolacombe, North Devon, UK

Two camels on sandy beach at Taghazout, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Northern beaches on the coast road, Gisborne, East Coast, North Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Surfers at Huzzawouie (Huzzas), a break at South Point, off Gracetown, north of Margaret River, Augusta-Margaret River Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Surfer on a wave, Playa Guiones beach, Nosara, Nicoya Peninsula, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, Central America

Tharros beach, Oristano, Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Surfer, Praia do Amor, Pipa, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil, South America

La Grande Greve, Sark, Channel Islands, UK, Europe

Cove, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Tessellated Pavement, a wave-cut platform of horizontal strata, north of Pirates Bay, Forestier Peninsula, South East, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Tessellated Pavement, a wave-cut platform of horizontal strata, north of Pirates Bay, Forestier Peninsula, South East, Tasmania, Australia, Pacific

Bahamas, Harbour Island, Beach

Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella), Stromness Bay in South Georgia

A view of Table Mountain and the city of Cape Town seen across Table bay from Bloubergstrand at dawn.

White sand beaches and clean seas on the north coast of Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Transport, antarctica. Drake s passage. Ship in hurricane

The Old Man of Stoer, a sea stack in Assynt, Scotland, UK.

Coast, oregon, us west coast, pacific coast

White sand beaches and clean seas on the north coast of Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, Europe

Rain showers at sunset over Stoer Point lighthouse in Assynt, North West Highlands, Scotland, UK.

Caribbean, Bwi, Grenada Island, Levera Park Beach Facing A Sloping Islet

Us west coast, oregon

Kachemak bay and kenai mountains, homer spit, homer, kenai peninsula, alaska, usa

Rain showers at sunset over Stoer Ppoint lighthouse in assynt, north West Highlands, Scotland, UK.

Surfers at Polzeath at sunset, Cornwall, UK.

Coast, oregon, us west coast, pacific coast

Surfers in the swell at Polzeath, Cornwall, UK.

Coast, oregon, us west coast, pacific coast

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Am Buachaille sea stack on the coast south of Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Split image of pristine coral reef and sky, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific

Split image of sandy bottom and island, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific

Split image of blue coral (Heliopora coerulea) and island, Rongelap, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Pacific

Split image of staghorn coral (Acropora sp.) and island, Truk lagoon, Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Micronesia, Pacific Ocean, Pacific

Wave crashing over rocks, St. Peter and St. Paul's rocks, Brazil, South America

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The famous Crown tin mine at Bottallack on the North Cornish coast, now abandoned but its old shafts extend way out below the sea, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Am Buachaille sea stack on the coast south of Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The lifeboat launching ramp destroyed as waves crashing against the coast at Happisburgh on the fastest eroding section of the UK coast, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The famous Crown tin mine at Bottallack on the North Cornish coast, now abandoned but its old shafts extend way out below the sea, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Am Buachaille sea stack on the coast south of Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Surf breaking on lava shoreline at Gardner Bay on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO Slow shutter speeds allow for surreal water movement in this photograph.

Surf breaking on lava shoreline at Gardner Bay on Espanola Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador. MORE INFO Slow shutter speeds allow for surreal water movement in this photograph.

Adult Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) on the wing in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Orca/ Killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98) surfing in wake of Fisheries boat, 5-year old lone male in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.

Strong Katabatic winds off Paulet Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean.

Orca/ Killer whale (Orcinus orca) 'Luna' (L98) surfing in wake of Fisheries boat, 5-year old lone male in Nootka Sound, West Vancouver Island, Canada, North Pacific.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot The Wello Penguin

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot - The Pelamis Wave Power machine in Orkney - alongside in Lyness - the machine is the P2 . The Pelamis absorbs the energy of ocean waves and converts it into electricity. The machine floats semi-submerged on the surface of the water and is made up of a number of cylindrical sections joined together by hinged joints. As waves pass down the length of the machine these sections flex relative to one another. The motion at each hinged joint is resisted by hydraulic cylinders which pump fluid into high pressure accumulators allowing electrical generation to be smooth and continuous. Control of the resistance applied by the hydraulic cylinders allows generation to be maximised when waves are small, and the machine response to be minimised in storms. All generation systems are sealed and dry inside the machines and power is transmitted to shore using standard subsea cables and equipment.

Mel, the Killer Whale or Orca (Orcinus orca) narrowly misses out on a South American Sea Lion (Otaria flavescens) that it was hunting, in Patagonia. Of the 18 only 7 have mastered the stranding behaviour whereby the Orca enters the shallow surf to feed on Sea Lion pups. Distinctive by his 2 metre dorsal fin, Mel is an expert hunter who feeds on Sea Lion pups before taking them back to his pod. This lucky Sea Lion however managed to escape the hunter's attentions.