Overharvesting

noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Excessive harvesting uncountable

    "Before pollution and overharvesting intervened, New York was one of the world’s great oyster hubs and the shellfish was abundant in its street markets, dingy bars and fancy restaurants."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of overharvest form-of, gerund, participle, present

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"Scientists say humpbacks face a combination of other threats including the overharvesting of krill, pollution, habitat degradation, and entanglement in fishing nets."

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