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How much oxygen is in the sea?

Updated: 11/3/2022
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Much less than the approximate 21% in the air. Perhaps half that. Fish need a large energy expenditure to strain oxygen from the water. Most of the oxygen produced by phytoplankton, for instance, is vented into the atmosphere.

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