overfishes
Exhausts marine stocks
Overfishes is the third-person singular form of the verb overfish, meaning to catch fish from a body of water at a rate faster than the population can replenish itself.
When a fishing operation overfishes an area, it depletes fish stocks to unsustainable levels.
The commercial fleet overfishes these waters every season despite the quotas.
The term appears frequently in discussions of marine conservation and fishery management.
Commercial fishing boats
- netsMesh devices for catching
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- longlinesExtended waiting formations
- drift netsSuspended marine fishing barriers
Rapid decline in equities
- population declineDecreasing number of inhabitants
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
overharvesting · decimation · overexploitation · unsustainability · overconsumption · mismanagement
Non-target species caught accidentally
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- marine ecosystemSea's organisms and environment
- habitat destructionEliminating natural living spaces
- biodiversity lossReduction in species variety
food chain disruption · breeding grounds · nursery habitat · keystone species
Mandated numerical limits
- catch limitsMaximum allowable harvest amounts
- seasonal closuresTemporary stops tied to seasons
- bag limitsMaximum animals legally harvested
- licensesOfficial permissions to act
marine reserves · protected areas · enforcement · monitoring · compliance · moratoriums
trawlers
Commercial fishing boats
- netsMesh devices for catching
- bycatchNon-target species caught accidentally
- longlinesExtended waiting formations
drift nets · bottom trawling · factory ships · ghost nets · sonar
stock collapse
Rapid decline in equities
- population declineDecreasing number of inhabitants
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
extinction · overharvesting · decimation · overexploitation · unsustainability · overconsumption · mismanagement
bycatch
Non-target species caught accidentally
- coral reefsCalcium carbonate marine structures
- marine ecosystemSea's organisms and environment
- habitat destructionEliminating natural living spaces
food chain disruption · biodiversity loss · breeding grounds · nursery habitat · keystone species
quotas
Mandated numerical limits
- catch limitsMaximum allowable harvest amounts
- seasonal closuresTemporary stops tied to seasons
- bag limitsMaximum animals legally harvested
licenses · marine reserves · protected areas · enforcement · monitoring · compliance · moratoriums
cod
Cold-water food fish
anchovies · sardines · mackerel · haddock · halibut · bluefin · Chilean sea bass · grouper · snapper · herring