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SUREXPLOITATION [6 records]

Record 1 2022-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Environmental Management
DEF

Action that occurs when the fishing mortality rate exceeds a specific threshold.

Key term(s)
  • over-fishing
  • over-harvesting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Gestion environnementale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Colaboración con la FAO
  • Pesca comercial
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
DEF

Pesca por encima del rendimiento máximo sostenido, disminuyendo el tamaño de las capturas y reduciéndose la población aceleradamente.

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Record 2 2009-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
DEF

The unsustainable exploitation of a renewable natural resource.

OBS

overexploitation: term used by Parks Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
DEF

Exploitation excessive d'une ressource naturelle renouvelable.

OBS

Il y a plusieurs types spécifiques de surexploitation : de la pêche (overfishing), du sol (overstripping), de l'eau (overdraft), etc.

OBS

surexploitation : terme en usage à Parcs Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
DEF

Extracción excesiva de un recurso por encima de su posibilidad.

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Record 3 2004-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Forestry Operations
DEF

The harvesting of a quantity of timber in excess of the allowable cut.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation forestière
DEF

Coupe de bois excédant l'accroissement annuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación forestal
DEF

Aprovechamiento de una cantidad de madera que excede de la anual o periódica previstas.

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Record 4 2002-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Collection (Water supply)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Non-Artesian Water Wells
DEF

Pumping up water many times faster than it can be replenished.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Captage des eaux
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Puits autres qu'artésiens (Sources d'eau)
DEF

Utilisation excessive des eaux d'un puits ou d'une nappe d'eau, susceptible de réduire considérablement la production ultérieure ou d'affecter l'équilibre piézométrique.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Economics
  • Renewable Energy
DEF

Extraction or consumption for which regeneration of the resource cant compensate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie environnementale
  • Énergies renouvelables

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía del medio ambiente
  • Energía renovable
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Record 6 1996-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Continued withdrawal of water from groundwater or a reservoir at a rate greater than the rate of replenishment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Extraction prolongée d'eau d'une formation aquifère ou d'un réservoir à un taux supérieur au taux de réalimentation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Extracción continua del agua de un acuífero o embalse, a una velocidad superior a la de alimentación.

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