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A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A juvenile painted spiny lobster, Panulirus versicolor, inhabits a crevice on a reef amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

Detail of a bulbed anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor, on a coral reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A spotted porcelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus, snuggles into its host anemone in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

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.

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

A scuba diver swims through an underwater field of tape grass leading away from the Blue Springs cave in Merritts Mill Pond in Marianna, Florida.

A Hi Utsuri koi fish swims over the rocky bottom of the clear freshwater of Vortex Spring shoreline in Ponce De Leon, Florida.

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

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

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

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Caribbean land hermit crab (Coenobita clypeatus), Half Moon Caye, UNESCO, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Gassho-zukuri folk houses, Ogimachi village, Shirakawa-go, near Takayama, Central Honshu, Japan, Asia

A woman harvesting seaweed at one of the underwater farms, Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Bangka (boat) over coral, Chindonan Island, Calamian Islands, Coron, Palawan, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Porthor (Porth Oer) beach, where the sand whistles due to the unique shape of the grains, Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

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 diverse array of corals grow in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. This beautiful region is known for its spectacular reefs and high marine biodiversity.

A shallow coral reef thrives in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia. This remote region is known for its incredible marine biodiversity and gorgeous reefs.

Bright sunlight shines down on lily pads growing along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.

A beautiful coral reef, dominated by colorful gorgonians, grows along the edge of the Blue Hole in Lighthouse Reef in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

A colorful West Indian starfish, Oreaster reticulatus, crawls over a shallow, sandy seafloor in Turneffe Atoll in the Caribbean Sea. This reef is part of the massive Mesoamerican Reef System, the second largest barrier reef on Earth.

Discarded plastic bags and other trash float above a shallow coral reef in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. Plastics have become a major pollution problem worldwide.

A beautiful coral reef thrives 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 huge giant clam, Tridacna gigas, grows on a shallow coral reef amid the tropical islands of Raja Ampat, Indonesia.

A huge whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims in sunlit Indonesian waters. This massive yet harmless shark feeds on planktonic organisms and can sometimes be found swimming near fishing platforms due to the scent of fish.

A colorful ornate ghost pipefish, Solenostomus paradoxus, hovers over a coral reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A well-camouflaged flasher scorpionfish, Scorpaenopsis macrochir, lies on a black sand slope just outside of Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A huge whale shark, Rhincodon typus, swims in sunlit Indonesian waters. This massive yet harmless shark feeds on planktonic organisms and can sometimes be found swimming near fishing platforms due to the scent of fish.

Detail of a reef-building coral colony growing on a healthy reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia.

A greater blue-ring octopus, Hapalochlaena lunulata, crawls across a coral reef in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. There are several blue-ring octopus species and all of them are extremely venomous.

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.

Shallow turquoise waters lapping shore of the Spiaggia Monti d'a Rena (Monte d'Arena) (Monte di Rena), La Maddalena Island, La Maddalena Archipelago National Park, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, Mediterranean, Europe

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

Pristine shallow waters lap against the white coral sand of a tropical beach; Havodda Island, in the far south of the Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu atoll, Indian Ocean.

A West Indian Manatee surfacing in the shallow clear freshwaters of Fanning Springs, a state park in northeast Florida.

A Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) swims by diamond and fire corals in the shallow waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

A Blue Chromis (Chromis cyanea) swims into the current to maintain station over a colorful reef in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Key Largo, Florida.

American saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in mangrove with mouth open showing teeth, Jardines De La Reina, Cuba.

A shallow cave carved out of a cliff wall below the Blue Mesa in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Group of Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) fishing, Sanibel Island, J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA

Wood Stork (Mycteria Americana) and Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) fishing, Sanibel Island, J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA

Wood Stork (Mycteria Americana) and Roseate Spoonbills (Platalea ajaja) fishing, Sanibel Island, J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Florida, USA

A low tide aerial drone view of the sandy shore and sand banks in the estuary of the River Avon, at Bantham, on the south coast of Devon, Great Britain.

Stingray seen during Palancar Gardens, El Cielito and Colombia Deep Reef Snorkelling Tour, Cozumel Island, Quintana Roo State, Mexico

Adult brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), plunge diving for fish, Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

View of heron in Shoseien Garden in early Autumn, Shimogyo Ward, Higashitamamizucho, Kyoto, Honshu, Japan

Fishermen preparing for fish harvest on foggy morning, Rozmberk Pond, UNESCO Biosphere, Trebon, Jindrichuv Hradec District, South Bohemian Region, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

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

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) being fed in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) buried in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) over sand in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

Southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) with snorkeler in shark and ray alley, Caye Caulker, Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

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

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

A myriad of fish and coral underwater at Hol Chan Marine Preserve, inside the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Belize

The intertidal zone of the Quantock Coast, West Somerset, contains an abundance of geology and wildlife. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is of international geological importance.

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

Fragile corals grow in extremely shallow water in Komodo National Park, Indonesia. This part of the Coral Triangle is known for its high marine biodiversity and is a popular destination for scuba divers and snorkelers.

Young lily pads grow to the surface along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Vegetation, which provides habitat for fish, amphibians, and reptiles, grows wildly during summer months and then dies off during the fall and wint

Colorful lily pads grow along the shallow edge of a freshwater lake in New England. Aquatic vegetation, which thrives during summer months, provides vital habitat for many fish, amphibians, and reptiles.