| As worldwide demand for fish increases, the stocks of some species have been overfished. |
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| More than half of the known, managed, major fish species in U.S. waters are not overfished. |
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| The agency says white marlin have been overfished for 30 years and mortality is seven times higher than acceptable levels. |
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| The blue marlin stock in the Atlantic has probably been overfished for the last 10-15 years. |
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| Catches are mostly inside safe biological limits, but some stocks are overfished. |
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| The sole stock is overfished and it could take between seven and eight years for the cod stock to recover. |
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| Farm-grown salmon are often fed Peruvian anchovetas, which are now being overfished. |
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| Some populations of sea cucumbers have been overfished, which has an effect on the ecosystem. |
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| When sharks are overfished, a cascade of effects can lead to a depletion of important grazers of plant life. |
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| The reef had been heavily damaged and thoroughly overfished, forcing islanders to venture farther to sea to find good fishing. |
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| Seventy percent of the world's most valuable fisheries, and 11 of 15 major fishing grounds, are either overfished or fished to the limit according to the United Nations. |
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| The areas that are overfished most quickly and easily are nearest shore. |
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| Now, 200 years later, all five species of Pacific salmon have been overfished, and the great dams of the Columbia and the Snake have driven many runs to extinction. |
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| North Atlantic swordfish faced similar peril in the 1990's, having for decades been severely overfished and mismanaged nearly to the point of commercial extinction. |
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| There is concern whether the surrounding ocean is being overfished. |
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| Common fish species in the area include atlantic tomcod, mummichog, redfish, herring, silver hake, Greenland halibut, and the dangerously overfished northern cod. |
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| Another important species was the Brazilian sardinella, with a production of 100,000 tons in 2013 it is now considered overfished. |
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| Round sardinella was an important species in the 1990s but is now considered overfished. |
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| Groupers and snappers are overfished and northern brown shrimp and American cupped oyster are considered fully fished approaching overfished. |
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| Another important species was the Brazilian sardinella, with a production of 100,000 tonnes in 2013 it is now considered overfished. |
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| The sea snail perlemoen abalone is targeted by illegal fishing and remain overfished. |
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| The species has been overfished, and its fishery may now be in danger of collapsing. |
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| Imagine an overfished area of the sea in the shape of a hockey field with nets at either end. |
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| The species is considered by the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization to be overfished, with no signs of recovery. |
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| However, the species is not considered overfished due to a large amount reported and a large amount harvested. |
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| The barndoor skate, Dipturus laevis, is currently listed with the IUCN as vulnerable due to being severely overfished. |
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| The Gulf of Thailand became more overfished than ever, causing acrimonious conflicts between domestic artisanal and large-scale fishers. |
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| Rockfish are an important sport and commercial fish, and many species have been overfished. |
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| Pelagic fish stocks are considered fully fishes or overfished, with sardines south of Cape Bojador the notable exception. |
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| You can count on federal fish mismanagers to continue their bizarre claims that red snapper and grouper stocks are severely overfished. |
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| In eastern Australia the gemfish has been so overfished the fishery has been forced to close. |
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| Greenpeace further states that while skipjack, the tuna species usually canned, is not yet overfished it is approaching the point where it won't be able to sustain itself. |
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| Since then, NOAA said, North Atlantic swordfish and Atlantic pollock have been assessed to be no longer overfished, and swordfish are almost fully rebuilt. |
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| The most important species, the Argentine shortfin squid, which reached half a million tons in 2013 or half the peak value, is considered fully fished to overfished. |
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| It is the most overfished of any hole that I know, this Nine Mile Hole. |
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| As a result, skates are vulnerable to overfishing and appear to have been overfished and are suffering reduced population levels in many parts of the world. |
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| In the Celtic Sea the plaice species is considered overfished. |
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| Increasing the spawning stock biomass to a target level is the approach taken by managers to restore an overfished population to sustainable levels. |
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| In some locations jellyfish may be filling ecological niches formerly occupied by now overfished creatures, but this hypothesis lacks supporting data. |
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| The North Sea has been overfished to the point where the ecological balance has become disrupted and many jobs in the fishing industry have been lost. |
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| The most important species, the Argentine shortfin squid, which reached half a million tonnes in 2013 or half the peak value, is considered fully fished to overfished. |
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