overfish
verb
over·fish
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overfished;
overfishing;
overfishes
Definition of overfish
: to fish to the detriment of (a fishing ground) or to the depletion of (a kind of organism)
Examples of overfish in a Sentence
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Moreover, overfishing’s deleterious effects will potentially be exacerbated by climate change. — Tik Root, Time, "Inside the Race to Build the World's First Commercial Octopus Farm," 21 Aug. 2019 That means protecting reefs from local threats like overfishing and pollution, taking steps to slow climate change and helping reefs deal with impacts from climate change now. — Jenny Staletovich, orlandosentinel.com, "As planet heats up, scientists race to save reefs," 24 July 2019 That means protecting reefs from local threats like overfishing and pollution, taking steps to slow climate change and helping reefs deal with impacts from climate change now. — Jenny Staletovich, orlandosentinel.com, "As planet heats up, scientists race to save reefs," 24 July 2019 Symonds now works as a senior adviser to conservation charity Oceana, and her Twitter feed is filled with stories ranging from overfishing to banning trophy hunting. — Sheena Mckenzie, CNN, "Think Boris Johnson breaks the mold? Wait until you meet his girlfriend," 26 July 2019 That means protecting reefs from local threats like overfishing and pollution, taking steps to slow climate change and helping reefs deal with impacts from climate change now. — Jenny Staletovich, orlandosentinel.com, "As planet heats up, scientists race to save reefs," 24 July 2019 That means protecting reefs from local threats like overfishing and pollution, taking steps to slow climate change and helping reefs deal with impacts from climate change now. — Jenny Staletovich, sun-sentinel.com, "As planet heats up, scientists race to save reefs," 23 July 2019 For example, each year NOAA designates how many pounds of catch is acceptable, and how many pounds would put the species at risk of being overfished. — Ann Parson, BostonGlobe.com, "Gift from the sea: New Bedford’s bounty starts with scallops," 15 July 2019 As a result of modern fleet technology, overfishing in both Japanese coastal waters and high seas areas has led to the depletion of many whale species. — Ephrat Livni, Quartz, "Japan will resume commercial whaling in July after a 30-year break," 9 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overfish.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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overfish
verb
English Language Learners Definition of overfish
: to catch too many fish so that there are not enough remaining
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