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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of overharvest.

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  • Choosing sustainable seafood can be tricky, but Danson urges consumers to avoid buying large, overharvested species and farm-raised carnivorous fish and to look for the Marine Stewardship Council certification label on seafood products at the grocery store.

    Ted Danson Hopes Jellyfish Burgers Aren't On 'The End Of The Line' 2010

  • Choosing sustainable seafood can be tricky, but Danson urges consumers to avoid buying large, overharvested species and farm-raised carnivorous fish and to look for the Marine Stewardship Council certification label on seafood products at the grocery store.

    Ted Danson Hopes Jellyfish Burgers Aren't On 'The End Of The Line' 2010

  • By the mid-20th century, geoducks had been overharvested, and even an industrious beachcomber had trouble finding one.

    When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

  • By the mid-20th century, geoducks had been overharvested, and even an industrious beachcomber had trouble finding one.

    When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

  • By the mid-20th century, geoducks had been overharvested, and even an industrious beachcomber had trouble finding one.

    When Criminals Clam Up Geoffrey Norman 2010

  • Choosing sustainable seafood can be tricky, but Danson urges consumers to avoid buying large, overharvested species and farm-raised carnivorous fish and to look for the Marine Stewardship Council certification label on seafood products at the grocery store.

    Katy Hall: Ted Danson Hopes Jellyfish Burgers Aren't On 'The End Of The Line' 2009

  • Choosing sustainable seafood can be tricky, but Danson urges consumers to avoid buying large, overharvested species and farm-raised carnivorous fish and to look for the Marine Stewardship Council certification label on seafood products at the grocery store.

    Ted Danson Hopes Jellyfish Burgers Aren't On 'The End Of The Line' The Huffington Post News Team 2009

  • While artisanal and inshore fisheries are generally overharvested, some countries have not yet developed the capacity to fully exploit, or enforce regulation of, their offshore fisheries.

    Eastern Africa and coastal and marine environments 2008

  • Pygeum has become so popular that Herbalgram, a magazine that follows the herb industry, recently reported that pygeum bark is being overharvested, which could not only lead to a shortage of this valuable herb, but put the species at risk of extinction.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

  • Pygeum has become so popular that Herbalgram, a magazine that follows the herb industry, recently reported that pygeum bark is being overharvested, which could not only lead to a shortage of this valuable herb, but put the species at risk of extinction.

    Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008

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