Overfished
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overfished is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of overfish.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of overfish.
More Meanings
- Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
Example Sentences
It is the most overfished of any hole that I know, this Nine Mile Hole.
The Gulf of Thailand became more overfished than ever, causing acrimonious conflicts between domestic artisanal and large-scale fishers.
More recently, researchers have reported that cod, overfished for decades off New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces, have begun reproducing at younger ages and smaller sizes.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include caught, overexploited, underfished, spent, fishable, fishful.
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