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Overfishing - meaning and illustration

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

1.1. 🇫🇷 French translation of overfishing:

Surpêche

1.2. Definition of overfishing in fisheries:

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

Other Definitions of Overfishing per Country

In Ghana:

"over fishing" means operating a fishery beyond the level of exploitation necessary to ensure sustainable yield of the fishery resources;

✏️ Source -- Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002, Part VI, Section 140 ( Ghana Fisheries Act, 2002 )

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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