overfished
/ˌoʊvərˈfɪʃt/
adjective
- Describing a body of water or a fish species that has been fished too much, so that the number of fish is dangerously low.
- Scientists warn that the tuna population is overfished and may not recover.
- Many coastal communities struggle because local waters are overfished.
- The North Atlantic cod stocks are severely overfished.