Under Water Gallery

Underwater is an environment that is filled with a variety of life forms, from the smallest microorganisms to the largest sea creatures

T class Submarine
Inside a British submarine: complex details of the craft in which our underwater crews live and fight. A sectional view of a boat of the T class, showing how machinery, torpedoes

Southern humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, and diver, shaking hands, on migratory route, South Pacific Ocean

A Decided Catch by William Heath Robinson
The Whitebait cycle, an ingenious contraption necessitated by the exorbitant charges for hire of boats at the seaside this season

Lochness Monster
A dramatic picture of the supposed giant water creature that lives in Loch Ness, Scotland and its small offspring, followed by divers holding underwater cameras

A cunning stroke by William Heath Robinson
A clever but unsportsmanlike contrivance to increase buoyance and prevent fatigue among Channel swimmers. A useful inflatable idea to help long-distance swimmers by the gadget king

Great crested newt (Triturus cristata) underwater. It is named for the large crest that develops on the backs of the males in the mating season

Megalodon shark and great white
Megalodon shark (Carcharodon megalodon), computer artwork. A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is shown below it at the same scale

Megalodon prehistoric shark, artwork, hunting a school of fish. Megalodon, Carcharocles (Carcharodon) megalodon, lived between around 20 and 1.2 million years ago, and is known only from fossils

Trilobite fossil. Fossil of a trilobite (Aristoharpes sp.) from the Devonian period (around 370 million years ago), showing the species characteristic, spade-like shape

Djibouti. A Red Swimming Crab (Charybdis erythrodactyla) swims in the Indian Ocean

Houdini with Canister
Harry Houdini with a canister from which he emerged while underwater

Lake Submarine / Diver
A diver from a " Simon Lake" submarine placing a mine in channels used by enemy ship 2 of 2

Ornament Koi or Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio), Shopping Mall Pond, Malacca, Historic Melaka, Malaysia Peninsula, Malaysia, SE Asia

ANDERSEN: LITTLE MERMAID. The Little Mermaid. Drawing, 1932, by Jeannie Harbour for the fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

Sea cucumber (Thelenota sp.) spawning. Microscopic sex cells (gametes) are being released to allow fertilisation (the fusing of a male and a female sex cell)

Goldfish in a bowl (Carassius auratus). The goldfish can grow up to 60cm long and weight 4.5 kilograms. Many different breeds are available to buy as pets from the aquarium trade

Mosasaurus marine reptile
Mosasaurus. Artwork of a Mosasaurus marine lizard swimming underwater. This large carnivorous lizard was around 9 metres in length

Indonesia, Raja Ampat. Yellowtail fusilier fish swim past sea whip coral

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) resting on the seabed. This turtle is found in warm tropical waters. It is herbivorous and feeds on algae and sea grasses

Giant manta ray
Giant manta (Manta birostris) swimming in front of the Sun. The manta is the largest of the rays, and it can reach up to six metres from wingtip to wingtip

Undersea exploration in 16th-century Europe
Underwater diver and man-at-arms, France, 1532. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Three turtles swimming underwater. Watercolour painting by Raymond Sheppard

Sea nettle jellyfish (chrysaora fuscescens), Monterey Aquarium, California, United States of America, North America

Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman Island, Underwater view of Southern Stingray (Dasyatis americana) in shallow water near Stingray City in Caribbean Sea

Twoband anemonefish (Amphiprion bicinctus) in sea anemone on a coral reef. Anemonefish, also called clownfish, live in association with anemones. Both partners benefit in a mutualistic association

Lionfish on a reef
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting smaller fish on a coral reef. The lionfish is a predator, often hunting in groups. It uses its widespread fins to force prey, mostly smaller fish

Bluecheek butterflyfish (Chaetodon semilarvatus). Pair of bluecheek butterflyfish on a coral reef. This fish is also known as the golden butterflyfish and masked butterflyfish

Arabian Picasso triggerfish (Rhinecanthus assasi). The Arabian Picasso triggerfish is found in shallow, sandy areas of coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean

Manta ray (Manta birostris). This is the worlds largest ray. It can reach a total length of around eight metres and weigh up to 3, 000 kilograms

Cave diving, Southern Thailand, Andaman Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, Asia

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Thistlegorm wreck and diver. Egypt, Red Sea

Holding a stingray, Antigua, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Huge biodiversity in living coral reef, Red Sea, Egypt

Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Lembeh Strait. Two Coleman shrimp are commensal with a Ceratosoma nudibranch

JACQUES COUSTEAU (1910-1997). French oceanographer. Driving his underwater electric scooter in a scene from his film The Silent World, filmed in 1954-55 and released in 1956

Great white shark from shark cage, Australia, Pacific

Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America, North America

Massed jellyfish on surface of the Red Sea, southern Egypt, North Africa, Africa

How the elephant crosses a river
A man, somewhere in the Asian subcontinent, crosses a river standing on the back of an elephant. The man has rudimentary reins attached to the elephants tusks

The Old Man and the Sea
Illustration by Raymond Sheppard to The Old Man and the Sea - a novella by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951. The story focuses on Santiago

Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, Diving Bell
Alexander the Great, King Alexander III of Macedon. He is said to have used a diving vessel for seeing underwater

Mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus) crawling on the seabed. Despite its name this is neither a mantis or a shrimp, instead being a crustacean only distantly related to the true shrimps

Tiger shark (Galeocardo cuvieri) artwork. The tiger shark is a voracious predator, attacking other sharks, marine mammals, birds and even crocodiles

Yellowfin tuna. School of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). This fish is found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world

Manta rays (Manta birostris). This is the worlds largest ray. It can reach a total length of around eight metres and weigh up to 3, 000 kilograms

Kingsley / Water Babies
Tom saw the fairies carry baby & cradle gently down; another drowned baby is introduced to the world of the water babies

Trident missile test launch C016 / 6616
Trident missile test launch from the submarine USS Mariano G. Vallejo. Trident missiles are submarine-launched ballistic missiles that are armed with nuclear warheads

LIONEL BUSTER CRABB Commander Crabb, underwater sabotage agent and alleged double-agent, who disappeared whilst investigating the Russian cruiser Ordkhonikidze Date: 1910 - 1956

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Underwater is an environment that is filled with a variety of life forms, from the smallest microorganisms to the largest sea creatures, and is a world of beauty and mystery, where sunlight barely penetrates and the depths remain largely unexplored. Underwater habitats provide food and shelter for many species, as well as playing an important role in regulating global climate. Human activities such as fishing, oil drilling, and pollution can have devastating effects on these fragile ecosystems. In order to protect them, it is important to understand how they function and what threats they face so that we can take steps to preserve them for future generations.