catches fall

Frequency: 6.89.0 per million words

the amount of fish caught decreases

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Examples (10)

  • 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.