Sentence examples for overfishing a from inspiring English sources

In 1996, lawmakers passed the Sustainable Fisheries Act, which called for an immediate stop to overfishing, a reduction of bycatch--fish that are caught inadvertently--and protection of essential fish habitats.

Given certain biological characteristics making this species susceptible to overfishing, a study started in 2000 in order to collect data on demography and growth at age of this species, with the aim to design and to implement a provisional management plan.

I would love to see stand-alone underwater skyscrapers anywhere they might work, but especially along the African coastline where fishing is essential and overfishing a major problem.

To protect the lobster from overfishing, a "veda" (fishing closure) is enforced, usually from March to July.

But future abundance depends on ending overfishing, a change that will benefit consumers, the ocean environment and fish of all sizes.

The government overseers of New England fisheries have done too little to repair the damage of overfishing, a federal judge ruled in a lawsuit.

As Japanese waters became overfished, a small North American sea urchin industry started in the 1980s, said Mike Featherstone, president of the Pacific Urchin Harvesters Association.

Stocks off the eastern United States are severely overfished; a 2006 stock assessment survey by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) showed that its population had dropped to 15 20% of 1970s levels.

About a decade ago, overfishing of a popular fish in Colombia called capaz collapsed the stocks and practically wiped out the species, said Fernando Trujillo, the scientific director of the Omacha Foundation, an environmental group in Bogotá.

Seafood-processing plants are located in Guaymas, but overfishing and a lack of fresh water from the Colorado River have caused a decline in its fisheries, especially for shrimp.

Menhaden form a critical part of the ocean food web and that makes overfishing them a serious threat.