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What is the meaning of overfishing?

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deplete the stock of fish in (a body of water) by too much fishing
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Step-by-step explanation:

Overfishing is the removal of a species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species cannot replenish, resulting in those species becoming underpopulated in that area.

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