overfishingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there:
low fish stocks caused by overfishing
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- gun dog
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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