释义 |
overfishingo‧ver‧fish‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈfɪʃɪŋ $ ˌoʊvər-/ noun [uncountable] - As coastal fisheries have become less profitable through overfishing, more fishermen have taken to killing small cetaceans to supplement their incomes.
- Habitat destruction and overfishing have also taken their toll.
- He rejected claims by environmentalists that drift nets led to overfishing.
- The overfishing of herring and other fish has caused problems for bird species dependent on these stocks, particularly in wintertime.
the process of taking too many fish from the sea, a river etc, so that the number of fish in it becomes too low |