(I) For a man to gain 1 pound in weight by eating fish, it has been claimed that 1.110 pounds of living matter must die first. (II) This is because 1,000 pounds of plant plankton have to be eaten to produce 100 pounds of small creatures in the sea. (III) In the United States alone about 36.5 million fishing licences are issued each year. (IV) These in turn are eaten to produce 10 pounds of fish. (V) This is the amount of fish which a man would need to eat in order to gain that 1 pound in weight.
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V