Sentence examples for on overfishing from inspiring English sources

For decades, EU fishery ministers have regularly met and solemnly agreed to carry on overfishing Europe's territorial waters.

As in New England, the reason is Magnuson-Stevens, and the limits on overfishing it imposes.

The last decade has seen an unprecedented increase in scientific publications and policy development on overfishing.

Several of the largest resources of pelagic fish harvested by purse seiners suffered collapses generally blamed on overfishing.

By voting to finally turn the tide on overfishing they would really give us something to celebrate this Christmas.

Some experts see a further dilemma, arguing that the only way to make a meaningful impact on overfishing would be to reduce the size of the Italian fishing fleet, which has the biggest capacity in the Mediterranean.

Mr Clover's research exposes the effects of overfishing on oceans and those who depend on them for food.

The government is eager to promote offshore fish farming to alleviate pressure on overfished wild species.

The film was the first major documentary to look at the impact of overfishing on the world's oceans with a quarter of the world's fish stocks being exploited to extinction and a further half at, or close to, their maximum capacity.

The destructive ecological effects of overfishing on coral reefs are well documented.

The researchers conclude that the cod's recent shift toward breeding earlier in life results from a genetic change brought on by overfishing.