OVERFISHING


Meaning of OVERFISHING in English

o ‧ ver ‧ fish ‧ ing /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ $ ˌoʊvər-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

the process of taking too many fish from the sea, a river etc, so that the number of fish in it becomes too low

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.