How many fish in the sea? Census of Marine Life launches first report

23 Oct 03
Census of Marine Life

An estimated 5,000 previously unknown ocean fish species and hundreds of thousands of other marine life forms are yet to be discovered, according to scientists engaged in a massive global scientific collaboration to identify and catalog life in the oceans.

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