Due to overfishing, some fish stocks are now at perilously low levels.
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Overfishing
Synonyms for "overfishing"
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15 translations across 12 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- overbevissing noun (excessive fishing)
Finnish
2 entries- liikakalastus noun (excessive fishing)
- ylikalastus noun (excessive fishing)
French
1 entries- surpêche noun (excessive fishing)
Greek
1 entries- υπεραλίευση noun (excessive fishing)
Hungarian
2 entries- túlhalászat noun (excessive fishing)
- túlhalászás noun (excessive fishing)
Irish
1 entries- ró-iascaireacht noun (excessive fishing)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- overfiske noun (excessive fishing)
Polish
1 entries- przełowienie noun (excessive fishing)
Portuguese
1 entries- sobrepesca noun (excessive fishing)
Russian
1 entries- чрезме́рный вы́лов noun (excessive fishing)
Swedish
2 entries- utfiskning noun (excessive fishing)
- överfiske noun (excessive fishing)
Yoruba
1 entries- ìpẹjalápajù noun (excessive fishing)
Sample sentences
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We are overfishing the world's oceans.
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The rising temperature and changing chemistry of ocean water combine with other stresses, such as overfishing and coastal and marine pollution, to alter marine-based food production and harm fishing communities.
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Overfishing is a major problem.
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