catches fall
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the amount of fish caught decreases
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- Catches fell because of the new dam.
- If overfishing continues, salmon catches will fall dramatically in the next decade.
- Due to rising sea temperatures, coastal catches are falling steadily.
- Scientists have observed that global tuna catches have fallen by 20% in five years.
- When cod catches fell sharply, the local economy suffered.
- The annual report shows that herring catches fell below the sustainable limit for the first time.
- Our daily catches have been falling since the new regulations were introduced.
- In areas with heavy pollution, fish catches inevitably fall.
- Throughout the 1990s, catches of this particular species fell year after year.
- We must act now, or we will see our catches fall to unsustainable levels.