Question

The country of Belize depends on lobster for a major portion of its income, along with fishing and tourism. Over the past 30 years the average size of an individual lobster has dropped, even as increasing numbers of Belizeans buy boats, build lobster traps, and enter the industry. This is an example of ________.

Answer 1

Overharvesting

Step-by-step explanation:

Overharvesting, also known as overexploitation, relates to harvesting a renewable resource to a declining return.

The term is used by ecologists to describe populations harvested at an unsustainable rate, given their natural mortality rates and reproductive capacity.