Fishing that reduces the stock of remaining fish in an area to below that which is acceptable.

present participle of overfish

simple past tense and past participle of overfish

Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overfish

plural of overfisher

One who overfishes.

(transitive, intransitive) To fish excessively, often substantially reducing over several years the supply of one or more species of fish in an area.