United States environmental group Ocean Conservancy has actually revealed the outcomes of their 2022 photo competitors, and we are thrilled to share their winners with you. These images showcase the appeal of our oceans, but remind us of the hazards that they face from contamination and environment change.The winner was a significant yet playful shot of a sea lion breaking through a group of sardines off the coast of Mexico. The winning professional photographer, Alexandra Rose, invested a very long time under the water trying to get the shot she desired. “I lastly timed it properly and placed myself right in the thick of the fish and awaited her to pop through. I think she was a bit stunned to see me!”
Winners were likewise selected from 4 classifications: Human Impact, Marine Wildlife, Ocean Stories, and Magnificent Seascapes.Surprise -Judge’s option
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A female sea lion (Zalophus californianus) interferes with a school of sardines at Los Islotes, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Picture by Alexandra Rose/Ocean Conservancy
Sea otter with discarded can – Honourable reference
A sea otter (Enhydra lutris) has fun with a tin can. Picture by Shane Keena/Ocean Conservancy
Completion of the world – Spectacular seascapes category winner
A gorgeous sundown over a lake at Montauk in Long Island, New York City, U.S.A.. Photo by Kate McFadden/Ocean Conservancy
Fly ardea alba – Ocean stories category winner
A white heron (Ardea alba) flies over Hollywood beach in Cartagena, Columbia, in order to sign up with the other birds circling around anglers, wanting to be thrown little fish or leftovers. Photo by Diana De La Vega/Ocean Conservancy
Rasta jelly – Marine wildlife winner
A jellyfish, known locally as a ‘Rasta jellyfish (Thysanostoma loriferum), is photographed near Ningaloo Reef, Perth, Australia, surrounded by lots of various types of fish. Picture by Prue Wheeler/Ocean Conservancy
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The hunter’s trash – Human impact winner
A seal plays with a piece of plastic in its mouth, at Champ Islet, Galapagos Archipelago. Image by Angela Farmer/Ocean Conservancy
Gag or throttle – Honourable reference
A young gull holding a piece of plastic that looks like a sardine. Image by Carmen Cromer/Ocean Conservancy Education jacks and turtle-Honourable mention
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) a threatened types, is framed by a circling school of bigeye jacks (Caranx sexfasciatus) off the island of Bali, Indonesia. Picture by David Fleetham/Ocean Conservancy
Wisdom – Honourable mention
A female loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) looking straight at the cam as she nestles in a comfy resting spot under the water. Image by Ronald Missick/Ocean Conservancy
Larval pearl fish – Honourable mention
A lovely larval pearl fish photographed throughout a blackwater dive off the East coast of Florida, U.S.A.. Image by Rajiv Bhambri/Ocean Conservancy
Source: https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/sea-lion-on-the-hunt-wins-ocean-conservancy-photography-prize/