Shane Gross / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over sand ripples, Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Larval flounder (possibly Laeops Kitahara) in the open ocean at night off Anilao, Philippines.

Shane P. White / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female returning to sea after egg laying, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Diamond Falls, Soufriere, Saint Lucia, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Winnifred Beach, Jamaica

Shane P. White / Tephra during volcanic eruption, Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Coconut Crab (Birgus latro) on palm tree, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on beach, Port Olry, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Malmas Island, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on coast, Aimbuei Bay, Aore Island, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) tree on coast, Aimbuei Bay, Aore Island, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Alexandrian Laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum) tree on coast, Aimbuei Bay, Aore Island, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri), Kumul Lodge, Papua New Guinea

Shane P. White / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) females laying eggs on beach at sunset, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) in hot spring, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

Shane P. White / Lake and mountains, Cuernos del Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Shane P. White / Freshwater lagoons amid sand dunes, Lencois Maranhenses National Park, Brazil

Shane P. White / Rainbow over waterfall, Iguacu Falls, Brazil

Shane P. White / Terminal moraine, Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina

Shane P. White / Forest in autumn near mountains, Mount Fitz Roy, Patagonia, Chile

Shane P. White / Bosetti Waterfall, Iguacu Falls, Argentina

Shane Gross / Banded sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) hunting in seagrass bed. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Striped catfish (Plotosus lineatus) school in seagrass bed, feeding on Algae growing on Seagrass blades. Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Shane Gross / Yellowmargin triggerfish (Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus) feeding in Tapegrass (Halophila stipulacea) seagrass bed. Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Shane Gross / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting whilst feeding on Tapegrass (Halophila stipulacea) in seagrass bed, two Remora fish (Echeneis naucrates) waiting for scraps. Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Shane Gross / Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding on Turtlegrass (Halophila stipulacea), Remora fish (Echeneis naucrates) scavenging remnants. Marsa Alam, Egypt.

Shane Gross / Bay scallops (Argopecten irradians). The Virginia scallop fishery collapsed in the 1930s as seagrass beds disappeared from the area. Raising scallops in cages where they are protected from predators a...

Shane Gross / Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) hunting over sand and coral seabed off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Xenia shrimp (Hippolyte commensalis) perfectly camouflaged on its Xenia soft coral host. Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Shane Gross / A tiny (3cm) remora fish or shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates) in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic ocean, International Waters.

Shane Gross / White spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari) swimming over a Seagrass meadow, off Eleuthera, Bahamas.

Shane Gross / Larval flounder (possibly Laeops Kitahara) in the open ocean at night off Anilao, Philippines.

Shane P. White / American Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) on beach, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) females on beach at sunrise after egg laying, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) female on beach at sunrise after egg laying, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) in defensive posture, Castara Beach, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) in defensive posture, Castara Beach, Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Purple Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea spectabilis) flowering, Saint Lucia, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Jet coming in for landing close to beach, Maho Beach, Sint Maarten, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Jet coming in for landing close to beach, Maho Beach, Sint Maarten, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Island, Martinique, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Reach Falls, Jamaica

Shane P. White / Coast, Aruba, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Divi-divi Tree (Caesalpinia coriaria), on beach, Aruba, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Divi-divi Tree (Caesalpinia coriaria), on beach, Aruba, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Coast, Aruba, Caribbean

Shane P. White / Tree on coral island, Tanna Island, Vanuatu

Shane P. White / Pressure dome rock formations, Mount Yasur, Tanna Island, Vanuatu