What does overfish mean?

v. Catching more fish than the water can support, which can make it hard for the fish to come back.

overfish

🇺🇸 /ˌoʊvə'fɪʃ/ 🇬🇧 /'əʊvə'fɪʃ/

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Catching more fish than the water can support, which can make it hard for the fish to come back.

To overfish the lake would risk the future of its aquatic ecosystem.

Catching more fish than the water can support, which can make it hard for the fish to come back.