Overfishing

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-004651",
  "term": "Overfishing",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Extensive fisheries activities that are beyond the capacity for the population to replenish their stocks. Overfishing upsets the aquatic ecosystem and leads to depletion of biological resources.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fishing overexploitation",
    "over-fishing"
  ],
  "subject": "Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry",
  "see_also": [
    "fisheries",
    "anthropogenic activities",
    "environmental impact",
    "fisheries management",
    "population ecology"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "sobreexplotación pesquera"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/overfishing/"
}