underfish

underfish

(ˌʌndəˈfɪʃ)
vb
to catch fewer fish than the maximum amount permitted
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And little Nemo himself, assuming he was the only remaining juvenile underfish there, would have moved up the hierarchy and become his new mom's next mate.
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Any attempt to manage the catch of trawl fisheries species by species, by quotas, by control of mesh size, by closed areas, closed seasons, or by any other device, will inevitably underfish some species and overfish others, leading in the long run to declining catches.
Two complicating factors were variable recruitment, which meant that adjustments to the quota must be made from time to time, perhaps annually; and the fact that a number of species figured prominently in the catch, so that inevitably some would be overfished, and some would be underfished, if quotas were placed on the most desirable species.
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