Sentence examples for contributing to overfishing from inspiring English sources

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.

Adding to this is a steep rise in immigration from the mainland, 965 kilometers away, which has contributed to overfishing and pollution.

And we are still ordering fish every day on our salads, because we don't understand that overindulgence and waste are contributing to the overfishing problems of this limited protein of the sea.

An international audit of the health of the oceans has found that overfishing and pollution are also contributing to the crisis, in a deadly combination of destructive forces that are imperilling marine life, on which billions of people depend for their nutrition and livelihood.

One difficulty with fisheries managed solely with input control is that they often lead to overfishing and stock declines [23].

Mr. Murphy said he thought the practice by local governments of granting the same unrestricted shellfishing permits to part-time and full-time fishermen has encouraged overfishing and contributed to the current problem.

Phytoplankton blooms, epiphytes, macroalgal mats, dissolved and particulate matter all contribute to light attenuation, but their anthropogenic drivers (i.e. nutrient pollution including internal loading) and overfishing, vary between regions.

Forty U.S. stocks were still subject to overfishing in 2010, while 48 remained overfished.

Sharks are susceptible to overfishing and slow to recover if overfished, due to their low reproductive rate, late maturity, and small population size.

Sharks are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because they grow slowly, mature late and produce few young.

Fish populations and coral reefs are declining rapidly due to overfishing and climate change.