| 词汇 | overfishing |
| 释义 | overfishing noun[ U ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ/ catching too many fish in an area of the sea, so that there are not many fish left there: 过度捕捞 low fish stocks caused by overfishing过度捕捞造成的鱼类资源不足 Hunting & fishing angler angling anti-hunt anti-hunter anti-hunting barb fishhook fishing line fishing rod fly fishing fox hunt outfish piscatory poach poaching predation quarry ravening whaler yoicks Examples of overfishingoverfishing The results from both models indicate that demersal fish stocks are both biologically and economically overfished and subject to both biological and economic overfishing. The industry has expanded in the absence of significant regulation, which has led to overfishing of lobsters and especially conch. Overfishing, coastal development, pollution and poorly managed tourism are all taking their toll, and reefs are being damaged at an alarming and accelerating rate. A major source of the decline in demersal fisheries is overfishing by trawl gear at a depth of more than 50 m since 1973. Reducing capacity will also help reduce overfishing pressures. Overfishing, soil depletion, desertification, and deforestation have all been facilitated by a long history of subsidization. Redirecting effort did not resolve overfishing, but simply extended it to new fisheries. Stocks of many large fishes have plummeted due to overfishing and destruction of critical habitat on the continental shelf by mechanized harvesting. The paper examines alternative policy instruments to reduce overfishing in order to restore fish stocks to sustainable levels. The paper examines alternative policy instruments to reduce overfishing. Cushing gives many examples of overfishing between the late-nineteenth century and the present. Overfishing remains the main concern of policy however, and international bodies have been highly critical of the continued open access status of the fisheries. This 'recruitment overfishing', coupled with the high natural mortality, short life spans, and variable recruitment of many small pelagic species, intensifies the expected volatility of stock sizes, catches, and incomes. Unable to sell their chief assets without major financial loss, owners of the vessels keep on fishing, or rather overfishing, in order to repay their loans. The mean change in the overfishing indicator reverses signs as the degree of trade liberalization increases, being positive in the first scenario and negative in the second and third scenarios. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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