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Overfish definition

ōvər-fĭsh
overfished overfishes overfishing
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To so deplete (a stock of fish or a certain fish)
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To fish (a body of water) to such a degree as to deplete or exhaust the supply of fish or shellfish.
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To deplete or exhaust (a stock of fish or shellfish) by excessive fishing.
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To overfish a body of water.
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To overfish a stock of fish or shellfish.
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To fish (a body of water, region, etc.) to excess, depleting the stock of fish or of a certain fish.
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To fish excessively.
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To fish in excess so as to substantially reduce over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area.
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Origin of overfish

  • over- +"Ž fish

    From Wiktionary