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The claim

Oceans will be 'virtually empty' of fish by 2048

Original publisher’s rating

This claim lacks evidence. It originally came from paper published in 2006 and the study's lead author is doubtful about using its findings to come to conclusions today.

Reviewed by BBC Reality Check ↗ ·

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    Original review: BBC Reality Check. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms.

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