Synonyms for overfishing
over·fish·ing

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1. List of paraphrases for "overfishing":

   over-fishing, overexploitation, over-exploitation, over-harvesting, overfished

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1. Jay Sirois:

   This has to be viewed in the wider picture of the significant amount of evidence available that shows there are other, more important causes of coral decline such as global warming, overfishing, pollution and runoff.

2. Jay Sirois:

   Essentially, what's happening is, two ingredients that are both safe and effective for use in sunscreen are being banned, essentially on the basis of a single study which claims that these ingredients harm coral reefs, this has to be viewed in the wider picture of the significant amount of evidence available that shows there are other, more important causes of coral decline such as global warming, overfishing, pollution and runoff.

3. Andy Radford:

   If combined with habitat restoration and other conservation measures, rebuilding fish communities in this manner might accelerate ecosystem recovery, however, we still need to tackle a host of other threats including climate change, overfishing and water pollution in order to protect these fragile ecosystems.

4. Andy Cornish:

   Sharks are in crisis, the demand for shark fin in East and Southeast Asia and for shark meat in other parts of the world are the major drivers for the overfishing of sharks. This is, by far, the biggest cause of the shark population decline. Currently, 100 % of shark fin sold in Hong Kong is from unsustainable and/or untraceable sources.

5. Andrew Clayton:

   In October, fisheries ministers must set fishing limits that end overfishing without delay for all Baltic fish stocks.