Joe Rogan Experience #2568 - Ross Edgley · Aired Oct 20, 2026
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Joe said 90 percent of all big fish are no longer in the ocean.
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What the evidence shows
The recognizable statistic comes from a 2003 estimate of large predatory fish biomass relative to preindustrial baselines. It is not a current count of all large fish, nor a finding that 90 percent of species disappeared. The overfishing concern has a real research basis, but the scope and date matter.
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Is it true that Joe said 90 percent of all big fish are no longer in the ocean?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The recognizable statistic comes from a 2003 estimate of large predatory fish biomass relative to preindustrial baselines. It is not a current count of all large fish, nor a finding that 90 percent of species disappeared. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2568 - Ross Edgley, aired Oct 20, 2026, at 1:30:28. The supporting source is nature.com, linked below.
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