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“Welcome to the Zoo(plankton)”

Zooplankton and jellyfish off the coast of Scotland.
Zooplankton and jellyfish off the coast of Scotland. Photo: Henley Spiers

A plankton bloom off the coast of Scotland looks almost kaleidoscopic in this shot, which won the Coast & Marine category of the competition. The plankton seen here are zooplankton, as opposed to phytoplankton, as well as a bunch of jellyfish eager to gobble them down.