to overfish

Examples

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• Canada desired to take steps against foreign fishers overfishing in that area.

  Academic text (1998)

• If we continue to overfish this area, the fish population will decline significantly.

• What are some of the species currently in danger of being overfished in New England?

  Blog text (4)

• And some are concerned about overfishing the grounds, as more and more lawyers compete for fewer clients.

  Academic text (2005)

• Therefore, public regulation of marine fisheries appears necessary to overcome the incentives to overfish and their consequences.

  Academic text (1991)

• Given the pressure fish species face globally, it comes as no surprise that many tuna stocks are severely overfished.

  Academic text (2017)

• Many fish stocks are overfished and are near collapse (Pauly et al. 1998).

  Academic text (2009)

• The most recent data from 2013 shows that 31.4% of stocks are overfished and 58.1% are fully fished.

  Academic text (2017)

• In a world where most stocks are heavily fished or overfished, this must imply the effective rejection of most fisheries management advice.

  Academic text (1994)

• Ralston and Kawamoto concluded that NWHI stocks were healthy, but most MHI stocks were being overfished by excessive harvesting of juvenile fish.

  Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

O

to overharvest

vsto overfish

1 6.9

To take too many plants or animals so their numbers fall and cannot recover

is limited to removing animals from water, causing population harm

O

to overexploit

vsto overfish

1 7.4

Use things from nature like fish or trees so much that they disappear

is limited to catching too many fish in a local area, causing harm

Antonyms

S

to sustain

222 3.9

To give a person or thing what it needs to live

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