1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1. Subject field:

Fishing. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Fishing )

Fisheries management. (🏛 Hierarchy: Fisheries > Fisheries management )

1.2. 🇫🇷 French translation of overfishing:

Surpêche

1.3. Definition of overfishing in fisheries:

Overfishing: The term generally means that the fishing effort being exerted on the stock is “too high”.

2. Notes on overfishing

In many fisheries fora the term is used when F has been estimated to be above a limit biological reference point that is used as the signpost that defines “overfishing”. Usage of the term is not limited to “growth overfishing” situations; it can also pertain to recruitment overfishing and to other types of overfishing. As with the term Overfished, ICCAT usage of “overfishing” may not always be con- sistent. (Mace 1998)

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