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Overexploitation
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Overexploitation is harvesting a species, through hunting, fishing, or collection, at a rate exceeding its capacity to reproduce and replace individuals removed.
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A fish population harvested faster than it reproduces will decline without habitat or climate pressure.
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Overexploitation is relative to a population's own reproductive rate, not a fixed volume — sustainable for one species can overexploit a slower one.