Definition of "overfished" []

• Simple past tense and past participle of overfish. (verb)
• Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population. (adjective)

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• "In most cases, when a population falls below 50 percent of the estimated biomass needed to continually support the Maximum Sustainable Yield, the population is defined as "overfished," and it is added to a list of overfished species."
• "Once a species is defined as overfished or is projected to reach overfished status within two years, the regional fishery management council has one year to create a plan to recover the stock as quickly as possible but within 10 years."
• "It's different from when a species is overfished, which is when scientists believe its population is too low."