overfishing
noun [U] /ˌəʊ.və.ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/
/ˌoʊ.vɚ-/ Definition
› catching too many fish in an area of the sea so that there are not many fish left there: low fish stocks caused by overfishingFishingCommercial fishing
(Definition of overfishing noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- angler noun
- angling noun
- bait noun (FISH/ANIMAL)
- bait verb (FISH/ANIMAL)
- beater noun (PERSON)
- gun dog noun
- hare coursing noun
- harpoon noun
- harpoon verb
- hunt saboteur noun
- pointer noun (DOG)
- reel noun (HOLDER)
- sinker noun
- smoke sb/sth out phrasal verb
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- trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)
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