When a fish is overfished or depleted and fishers capture a different species that is lower in the food web, this is referred to as

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Fishing down marine food webs refers to the process of catching fish at progressively lower trophic levels in a food chain as higher trophic level species become depleted. This often results in the capture of species with lower economic or nutritional value than the original target species.

When a Fish Is Overfished or Depleted and Fishers Capture