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overfishing

the removal of fish from a population beyond the point where the population is able to maintain its numbers and goes into decline.

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Over-fishing is one of three major challenges facing the oceans, along with pollution and global warming which leads to rising acid levels.

Marine wildlife's future in jeopardy from over-fishing

Study suggests that climate change, over-fishing and mismanagement have reduced ocean's fish stocks by half since 1970

World Wildlife Federation: Ocean Fish Numbers On "Brink Of Collapse"

Later this month, governments are due to adopt new UN sustainable development goals, including ending over-fishing and destructive fishing practices by 2020 and restoring stocks "in the shortest time feasible".

Ocean fish numbers on brink of collapse, says WWF

Speaking on Sunday in Nouakchott, the Mauritanian capital, Diame said the West African waters were badly affected by over-fishing.

Expert warns on dangers of over-fishing in West Africa

Over-fishing is major concern for the EU as, for example, Atlanto-Scandian herring numbers have plummeted over recent years.

Death Warrant for Faroe Islands Fishing Industry? EU Bans Herring and Mackerel Imports

Mr Fearnley-Whittingstall, who has won wide UK support for his battle against "discards", said in a statement: "It's fantastic news that MEPs voted for a strong discards ban and a legally-binding end to over-fishing.

EU fishery reforms welcomed

MACKEREL has fallen victim to over-fishing - just like the tuna, the shark, and the compliment - and has controversially been downgraded from a "fish to eat" to one to eat "very occasionally".

Scale back mackerel; RESULT!

OCEAN2012 which is a group involved in the exhibition says over-fishing might be the world's biggest environmental problem.

Naked celebs photographed hugging fish

I have received well over a thousand letters expressing concern about the destruction of UK stocks as a result of over-fishing by EU vessels.

UK must control her own waters; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..

Jamie Oliver said: "Fish is delicious and good for you but, as most of us know, we need to be careful about over-fishing.

Young's nets Jamie Oliver

Malcolm Harbour, Tory MEP for the West Midlands, said the new laws will see a limit set on how much fish can be caught in certain areas of Europe in a bid to halt over-fishing and will come in to effect by 2015.

Fishing rules 'not enough'

The number of jellyfish inhabiting waters is on the rise, according to the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), with pollution, over-fishing and climate change among the theories being used to explain the increase.