SEVENSEAS Marine Conservation & Travel Issue 13, June 2016 | Page 105

The Marine Photobank is a leading visual resource that has galvanized people from all over the planet to collect, share and download marine photos, images and graphics that shed light on how humans have affected life in the ocean. The Marine Photobank was founded in response to a lack of readily available, high quality underwater and above water ocean conservation images. These images are available at no cost for non-commercial purposes as well as for media use.

Opposite page: Red mangroves create a barrier between land and sea, filtering sediment from coastal runoff and protecting the coastline from storms. Benner Bay Mangrove Lagoon Marine Sanctuary. Katie Fuller 2009/Marine Photobank. Below: Svalbard, Norway. Thomas Hallermann/Marine Photobank

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