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Sea Turtle Glossary

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Overfishing

The practice of commercial and non-commercial fishing which depletes a fishery by catching so many adult fish that not enough remain to breed and replenish the population. Overfishing exceeds the carrying capacity of a fishery.

WWW References:

• Conserve Our Ocean Legacy
• Environmental Glossary

Entered by: Michael Coyne
Entered: 2005-05-07 11:46:20
Last modified: 2005-05-07 11:48:21