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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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"These include the likes of blacktips, sand tigers and hammerheads, which are currently found swimming off the coasts of Spain and Portugal." He added: "Though while the potential number of shark species around the UK may increase in the next few decades, the overall number of sharks, especially the larger ones, will fall as a result of over-fishing, plastic waste and climate change.

United Kingdom : New shark species could be swimming towards UK as seas warm

Decades of over-fishing led to a huge depletion in stocks, with the fish being harvested at a much faster rate than they could reproduce.

Greed, not EU, sank our fishing industry

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

According to the public policy think-tank the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability (NISS), the increase in piracy in Southeast Asia is attributed to a number of causes, including over-fishing; poor maritime regulation; organized crime syndicates; widespread poverty; and politically motivated groups.

Piracy an increasing threat in ASEAN

To prevent over-fishing, Sulaiteen explained that the municipality has restricted the activity in the city and that violators are slapped with a fine ranging from Dh100-Dh500 if caught fishing in restricted areas or catching fingerlings, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Water.

10 people caught fishing illegally

An expert of the international environment group Greenpeace, Mohamed Diame, has lamented the dangers of over-fishing in the waters of the West African sub-region.

Expert warns on dangers of over-fishing in West Africa

Marking the latest round in the battle over sustainable fishing, the EU has decided to throw all its weight behind stopping the archipelago, which only has a population of less than 50,000, from over-fishing in a bid to protect stock.

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

However, others believe these increases are linked to factors such as pollution, over-fishing and climate change."

Plea to report your jellyfish sightings

For many stocks that are still over-exploited, the extent of over-fishing had been reduced, said the researchers, whose findings are reported in the journal Current Biology.

EU fish stocks improve

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.