Sentence examples for catch decreased from inspiring English sources

However, from 1999 to 2003 catch decreased by 49% from 1001 to 503 ton and has remained at <500 ton since.

The catch rate and the average size of sharks caught both decreased between 1978 and 1998, leading to concerns that the local population may be depleted.

Catching performance decreased with earlier occlusion of the footage.

The size of rays caught has decreased significantly as well; for example, in Cambodia the average weight of a landed ray has dropped from 23.2 kg in 1980 to 6.9 kg in 2006.

In the last ten years the number of collectors and the value of the aquarium catch have increased, while the catch has decreased -- a classic profile for a collapsing "fishery".

Consequently, nominal catch rate decreased by 47.5% from 1.43 to 0.75 kg/potlift, over the same period.

However, their catch have decreased since then.

Imposex has been observed in B. japonica since the 1970s, and the total catch drastically decreased throughout Japan in the late 1970s and early 1980s (Horiguchi and Shimizu 1992).

Catch with bottom trawl has decreased but catch with long line has increased substantially and after 2005 nearly matches the catch taken by bottom trawl.

Most important, the study suggests that rat traps are an acceptable alternative as the majority of respondents used the traps to catch rodents while decreasing their reliance on pesticides.

"The River Indus has so many canals, dams and barrages that water does not come into the river, and because of the shortage of fresh water, the fish catch has gradually decreased," he said.