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Fisheries and Fishing Start‑class High‑importance

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Description

I purpose modifying the description of overexploitation to "Overexploitation is an ecological term to describe one of the five main activities threatening global biodiversity. It is also extensively used in fisheries. Essentially, it means populations are harvested at a rate that is unsustainable, given their natural rates of mortality and capacities for reproduction. This can result in harvesting ‘to the point of diminishing returns’ and extinction at the population level and even extinction of whole species."

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+I purpose modifying the description of overexploitation to
+"Overexploitation is an ecological term to describe one of the five main activities threatening global biodiversity.  It is also extensively used in fisheries. Essentially, it means populations are harvested at a rate that is unsustainable, given their natural rates of mortality and capacities for reproduction.  This can result in harvesting ‘to the point of diminishing returns’ and extinction at the population level and even extinction of whole species."
+Any objections or additions?