How many fish are in the ocean?

Q: How many fish are in the ocean?

3.5 trillion fish (3,500,000,000,000). Around 3.5 trillion. Humans pull out roughly 1–3 trillion of them every year. Source: Fishcount.org.uk

3.5 trillion

fish

3,500,000,000,000 exactly, give or take

Around 3.5 trillion. Humans pull out roughly 1–3 trillion of them every year.SOURCEFishcount.org.uk

Scale check: 3.5 trillion is roughly seconds in 32,000 years.

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