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Riding on the crest of a wave

Have you ever heard the expression ‘there are plenty of fish in the sea’? People say it to assure someone that they will find a replacement for something they have lost, but it also raises a great question: how many fish are there really in the sea?

o one can say for sure, but scientists estimate that there are more than 22 000 species of fish in the world. South Africa has an especially rich

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