Overfishing is the removal of aquatic animals—primarily fish—from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of a region's existing fish stocks), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.
Overfishing is the removal of aquatic animals—primarily fish—from a body of water at a rate greater than that the species can replenish its population naturally (i.e. the overexploitation of a region's existing fish stocks), resulting in the species becoming increasingly underpopulated in that area.
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