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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
overfish . - adjective Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
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Examples
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In most cases, when a population falls below 50 percent of the estimated biomass needed to continually support the Maximum Sustainable Yield, the population is defined as "overfished," and it is added to a list of overfished species.
Carl Safina: Better Than Mayan Calendar, and Perhaps Even Less Probable: Overfishing to End in 2012 Carl Safina 2012
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Once a species is defined as overfished or is projected to reach overfished status within two years, the regional fishery management council has one year to create a plan to recover the stock as quickly as possible but within 10 years.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Carl Safina 2012
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In most cases, when a population falls below 50 percent of the estimated biomass needed to continually support the Maximum Sustainable Yield, the population is defined as "overfished," and it is added to a list of overfished species.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Carl Safina 2012
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It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low.
The End Of Overfishing? AP 2011
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It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low.
The End Of Overfishing? AP 2011
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It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low.
The End Of Overfishing? AP 2011
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It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low.
The End Of Overfishing? AP 2011
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It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low.
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It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low.
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It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low.
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