The phrase "avoiding overfished" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing sustainable fishing practices or conservation efforts to prevent the depletion of fish populations.
Example: "The new regulations focus on avoiding overfished species to ensure the long-term health of marine ecosystems."
Alternatives: "steering clear of overfished" or "preventing overfishing.".
If humans can start using our appetite for seafood for good, by avoiding overfished species and eating invasive ones, we can help whale sharks and the other colorful reef fish that make Belize diving such a spectacular experience.
They had to select three meals and, using their new knowledge, ensure each delicacy was sustainable, for example, using locally sourced ingredients and avoiding overfished species such as cod and haddock.
This would give them an incentive to avoid overfishing (something like this has worked well in New Zealand).
But the fishing establishment on Ise-Shima made several rules to avoid overfishing of the abalone, and to stick to this old tradition of the ama.
They're taking advantage of each others' experience at sea by avoiding areas where someone caught overfished species and learning where the more abundant species are.
The government has handled its marine resources cannily, avoiding the worst excesses of overfishing.
In order to avoid contributing to overfishing, Marko says that he won't eat toothfish until the extent of the mislabeling is better known; to be on the safe side, he buys species that remain relatively plentiful, such as farmed catfish and Alaskan salmon.
To avoid a localized overfishing, each fishing unit has been assigned to a fishing area.
Overfishing, which NOAA Fisheries is tasked with avoiding, is a major threat to biodiversity, global food security and the fishing sector.
The most important elements of EBFM are keeping fishing mortality rates low enough to prevent ecosystem-wide overfishing, reducing or eliminating by-catch and avoiding habitat-destroying fishing methods.
Irish cod stocks are overfished.
