catches decline

Examples (10)

• As sea temperatures rise, fish catches decline steadily.
• Last year, local salmon catches declined by over 20% due to river pollution.
• Scientists are worried because global tuna catches are declining at an alarming rate.
• In this region, catches of sardines have declined sharply over the past decade.
• Without stricter fishing quotas, experts predict that cod catches will decline even further.
• The coastal community's economy suffered when their main fish catches began to decline.
• The report showed a trend where catches decline whenever a new trawler fleet enters the area.
• Seeing their catches decline year after year forced the fishermen to seek alternative livelihoods.
• The study investigates why Atlantic cod catches decline more rapidly than those in the Pacific.
• It is a historical pattern that catches decline after a period of intense, unregulated fishing.