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verb - to deplete the supply of fish in an area by fishing to excess
OVERFISHING - Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species cannot replenish in time, resulting in those species ...
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This word means catching an unsustainably high number of tuna & cod |
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catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there: |
Present participle of overfish. |
fishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below that which is acceptable |
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Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species cannot replenish in time, resulting in those species either becoming depleted or very underpopulated in that given area. Overfishing has spread all over the globe and has been present for centuries. * Overfishing can occur in water bodies of any sizes, such as ponds, rivers, lakes or oceans, and can result in resource depletion, reduced biological growth rates and low biomass levels. Sustained overfishing can lead to critical depensation, where the fish population is no longer able to sustain itself. Some forms of overfishing, for example the overfishing of sharks, has led to the upset of entire marine ecosystems.The ability of a fishery to recover from overfishing depends on whether the ecosystem's conditions are suitable for the recovery. Dramatic changes in species composition can result in an ecosystem shift, where other equilibrium energy flows involve species compositions different from |