fish down

verb

To move down the trophic chain of seafood, i.e. moving from fishing top-level predators to fishes lower in the food chain, as a result of overfishing affecting top-level predators first.

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Meanings

verbfish down (third-person singular simple present fishes down, present participle fishing down, simple past and past participle fished down)

present singular third person fishes down · participle present fishing down · participle past fished down · past fished down

  1. transitiveTo move down the trophic chain of seafood, i.e. moving from fishing top-level predators to fishes lower in the food chain, as a result of overfishing affecting top-level predators first.
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