Biology GCSE
Overfishing
What Overfishing means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Overfishing
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Reference: AQA
Catching fish faster than the populations can reproduce, which is the main cause of fish stock decline.
Topics that use Overfishing
- Sustainable fisheries (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Breeding population
- Conservation methods
- Fishing quotas
- Net size
- Fish stocks
- Local extinction
- Recruitment
- Sustainable fisheries
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