English

Verb

overfished

1. simple past tense and past participle of overfish
   • 2009 February 10, Cornelia Dean, “Seeing the Risks of Humanity’s Hand in Species Evolution”, in New York Times:

     More recently, researchers have reported that cod, overfished for decades off New England and the Canadian Maritime Provinces, have begun reproducing at younger ages and smaller sizes.

Adjective

overfished ‎(comparative more overfished, superlative most overfished)

1. Fished to the point of sustained reduction of fish species population.
   • 1987, William F. Royce, Fishery Development‎, page 99:

     The Gulf of Thailand became more overfished than ever, causing acrimonious conflicts between domestic artisanal and large-scale fishers.

   • 2000, Howard Back, Waters of Yellowstone with Rod and Fly, page 64:

     It is the most overfished of any hole that I know, this Nine Mile Hole.