underfished
Stocks remain abundant
Underfished describes a body of water or fish population that hasn't been harvested to its sustainable capacity—the opposite of overfished.
Fisheries managers might identify an underfished stock as one that could support more commercial activity without harming long-term population health: The report found several underfished species in the region.
Living material in aggregate
- sustainable yieldHarvest rate nature replaces
- catch limitsMaximum allowable harvest amounts
- underutilizedInsufficiently put to work
- unexploitedNot yet put to use
surplus · resource allocation · regulation · management plan · monitoring
Ample supply, overflowing
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- pristinePure and untouched
untouched · virgin · unspoiled · natural balance · wildlife · habitat · endemic species · richness
Cannot be reached
- isolatedSeparated from others
- deep seaLightless ocean zone
- unchartedNot yet documented
- unexploredNot yet investigated
offshore · protected areas · marine reserves · territorial waters
biomass
Living material in aggregate
- sustainable yieldHarvest rate nature replaces
- catch limitsMaximum allowable harvest amounts
- underutilizedInsufficiently put to work
unexploited · surplus · resource allocation · regulation · management plan · monitoring
abundance
Ample supply, overflowing
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
- flourishingProspering vigorously
pristine · untouched · virgin · unspoiled · natural balance · wildlife · habitat · endemic species · richness · resilience
inaccessible
Cannot be reached
unexplored · offshore · protected areas · marine reserves · territorial waters
underfishedoverfished
Depleted by excess harvest
overexploited · depleted · overharvested · exhausted · fished out
fish, fishy, fishing, fisherman, overuse, fishes, fished, angler, fishery