when lightning hits the sea why dont all the fish die?

Question: when lightning hits the sea why dont all the fish die?
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  die,
  fish,
  lightning,
  sea
Asked by sheep69 to Ben, Clare, Ezzy, Mario, Sam on 13 Mar 2012.
- Mario Campanelli answered on 13 Mar 2012:
  
  because the amount of electric charge in a lightning is very small compared to the size of the sea, so it gets very much diluted
- Elizabeth Pearson answered on 13 Mar 2012:
  
  Yup. Near the strike a few fish do get fried, but mostly they just get a little stunned for a while. The amount of charge in a strike is huge, but it’s spread out over the whole ocean, so it’s not that much.

Question: when lightning hits the sea why dont all the fish die?