Pictures: Stunning underwater photography competition winners

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Firework anemone
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These stunning pictures are winners and runners-up in a competition by the British Society of Underwater Photographers. This is a sea creature called a fireworks anemone, which was snapped in Loch Duich in Scotland.
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Can you work out what this is? It's a porcelain crab and was taken in Indonesia.
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This colourful photo of a clownfish was taken in the Maldives. It looks like it has dreadlocks but it's actually surrounded by a sea creature called an anemone.
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This grey seal certainly isn't camera shy! It was snapped on Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel.
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This creature doesn't look as pleased to see us! It's a Yarrell's blenny - check out its little tentacles on its head!
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This photo of a blue shark was taken out in the Atlantic Ocean.
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This jellyfish against a sunburst was captured on Lundy Island.