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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As coastal fisheries have become less profitable through overfishing , more fishermen have taken to killing small cetaceans to supplement their incomes.
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Habitat destruction and overfishing have also taken their toll.
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He rejected claims by environmentalists that drift nets led to overfishing .
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The overfishing of herring and other fish has caused problems for bird species dependent on these stocks, particularly in wintertime.