<n>the mothers</n>, a photograph of hammerhead sharks in Bimini, Bahamas by <n>Chelle Blais</n>.

Image via <n>Skye Burke</n>, Summer 2021.

The character <n>Emma Gilbert</n> from the television series <n>H2O: Just Add Water</n>.

A still-life photograph of fish by <n>Travis Rathbone</n> for <n>Apostrophe</n>.

A <n>Great White Shark</n> during a cage diving tour with <n>White Shark Africa</n> in Mossel Bay.

<n>Ear Shell</n> by <n>Angus McBean</n>, the cover of <n>Katrina Naomi</n>'s poetry collection <n>Battery Rocks</n>.

<n>Mother of Pearl Polished Lip Shell</n> from <n>Dorset Gifts</n>.

A 1851 chromolithograph of a <n>Histioteuthis bonelliana</n> by artist <n>Jean Baptiste Vérany</n>.

A <n>Striped pyjama squid</n> photographed by <n>Richard Ling</n> at Clifton Gardens, Australia.

White <n>South Sea pearls</n> from Australian pearling company <n>The AUTORE Group</n>. Photo from <n>The Jewellery Editor</n>.

An <n>Austrian Silver Fish Form Spice Box</n> with articulated fish models, 19th/20th c. Via <n>Stair Galleries</n>.

<n>Listening to the Sea</n> (2014), a sculpture by artist <n>Marek Cina</n>.

Photograph by <n>Sonia Szóstak</n> for <n>GEZEITEN</n>.

A brand image for New York-based pearl jewelry brand <n>PEROLA</n>.

A close-up of the tentacles of a <n>Pacific Octopus</n>.

<n>Sea Diamonds 22</n> (2018) by artist <n>Irina Cumberland</n>.

Cover art for <n>The Radio Dept.</n>'s 2002 album <n>You're Lookin' at My Guy</n>.

Album art for <n>Sounds Of Life</n> by <n>tee_illa</n>.

<n>Sockeye salmon scales</n> by <n>Katrina Liebich</n> for the <n>USFWS</n>.

Cover art for <n>Ben Khan</n>'s songs <n>Do it right</n> and <n>Blade (Tidal Wave of Love)</n>.

<n>Nitesurf</n>'s campaign for its <n>Nitesurf Neroli</n> fragrance. Photo by <n>Henry Gatzemeyer</n>.

The cover of the book <n>Dry: A Memoir</n> by author <n>Augusten Burroughs</n>.

A <n>Leopard shark</n> at Ningaloo Reef, Australia. Photo by <n>Jake Wilton</n>.

<n>Your Perfect Plastic Heart</n>, a 2022 painting by artist <n>Fawn Rogers</n>.

The mouth of a <n>Stingray</n> in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Photo by <n>Matthew Stockman</n>, 2011.