OVERFISHING

Meaning of OVERFISHING in English

/ ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ; NAmE ˌoʊvərˈf-/ noun

[ U ] the process of taking so many fish from the sea, a river, etc. that the number of fish in it becomes very low

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OVERFISHING — o ‧ ver ‧ fish ‧ ing /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the process of taking too many …
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OVERFISHING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ As coastal fisheries have become less profitable through overfishing , more fishermen have taken to …
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OVERFISHING — The removal of a sufficiently large number of certain fish from a body of water such that breeding stocks are …
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OVERFISHING — Exerting a fishing pressure (fishing intensity) beyond agreed optimum level. See: Biological overfishing Growth overfishing, Recruitment overfishing Economic overfishing, Ecosystem …
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OVERFISHING — перелов (рыбы)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
OVERFISHING — перелов ( рыбы )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
OVERFISHING — перелов, чрезмерный промысел
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RECRUITMENT OVERFISHING — Overfishing which results in spawning stock decline to the extent that recruitment to the stock decreases.
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ECONOMIC OVERFISHING — Occurs when a fishery is generating no economic rent, primarily because an excessive level of fishing effort is applied in …
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BIOLOGICAL OVERFISHING — Catching such a high proportion of one or all age classes in a fishery as to reduce yields and drive …
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WHALING — n. Hunting of whales for food, oil, or both. Whaling dates to prehistoric times, when Arctic peoples used stone tools …
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