Sentence examples for overfishing because from inspiring English sources

Our results also support the hypotheses that these subpopulations may be highly susceptible to overfishing because most fish show long residence times.

Both copper rockfish and lingcod are prone to overfishing because they are relatively sedentary [8] [13] and inhabit nearshore, high-relief habitats that are easily identifiable on nautical charts to fishers.

Genetic changes, as opposed to mere phenotypic change, may magnify the ecological challenges related to overfishing because they are usually slowly, if at all, reversible in the absence of similarly strong natural selection pressures working in opposite direction than harvest selection (Conover et al. 2009) and thus may have lasting effects on populations and consequently on fisheries.

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

Sharks are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because they live long lives and reproduce slowly.

Deep-sea fishes are particularly vulnerable to overfishing because they grow slowly, reproduce slowly, and live for decades.

Scientists and conservationists have been saying for years that shark populations around the world have come under severe pressure from overfishing, largely because of soaring demand in China and several other Asian nations.

Overfishing occurs because "China is a developing country, its offshore fishing companies are still weak, levels of management are still uneven, and the management system still needs to be steadily improved," states the agency.

Jellyfish numbers are likely booming in part because of overfishing, but also because of warming waters as well as ocean acidification, both caused by rising carbon dioxide levels.

Not because they are a menace, but because overfishing is outpacing their reproductive capacity (see "New Estimates of the Shark-Fin Trade").

Despite closures of fishing grounds, they may never come back, biologists say, because overfishing has so profoundly changed the ecosystem.