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Fishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below that which is acceptable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: overexploitation, fishing, exploitation
present participle and gerund of overfish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
overbevissing
— excessive fishing
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Finnish:
liikakalastus
— excessive fishing
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Finnish:
ylikalastus
— excessive fishing
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French:
surpêche
— excessive fishing
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Greek:
υπεραλίευση
(yperalíefsi)
— excessive fishing
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Hungarian:
túlhalászat
— excessive fishing
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Hungarian:
túlhalászás
— excessive fishing
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Irish:
ró-iascaireacht
— excessive fishing
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Norwegian Bokmål:
overfiske
— excessive fishing
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Polish:
przełowienie
— excessive fishing
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Portuguese:
sobrepesca
— excessive fishing
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Russian:
чрезме́рный вы́лов
(črezmérnyj výlov)
— excessive fishing
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Swedish:
utfiskning
— excessive fishing
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Swedish:
överfiske
— excessive fishing
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Turkish:
aşırı avlanma
— excessive fishing
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Yoruba:
ìpẹjalápajù
— excessive fishing