Hermit crab in glass bottlePhotographers of all backgrounds, including conservationists, scientists, divers, travelers and students, and at all skill levels, ranging from amateur to professional, are encouraged to vie for the Grand Prize package that includes US$500 cash as well as many marine conservation-related gifts. Four additional prizes packages will be available: three for honorable mentions and a "Biodiversity Award" package that will be bestowed upon a submission that particularly highlights the need for biodiversity.
During this International Year of Biodiversity, scientists and conservationists are especially concerned about recent failures of legislators to protect marine species. During the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in March, short-term economic interests won out over scientific evidence that many marine species are in need of further protection, including endangered hammerhead sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks, red coral and bluefin tuna
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Sample Past Photo Contest Prize Winners
Photo Credits, clockwise from top left: Tom Campbell, Matthew D Potenski, Marco Carè, Wahid Adnan, Claire Fackler, Alessio Viora, Steve Spring, Lawrence Alex Wu.
