1. to harvest too much of a crop, resource, or population, often causing depletion or damage

1. the act or result of harvesting too much

Examples

• Farmers must be careful not to overharvest their fields.
• The fishing industry tends to overharvest popular species.
• Scientists warn against overharvesting wild mushrooms.
• The overharvest of timber led to deforestation.
• Regulations were put in place to prevent overharvest of shellfish.
• The overharvest damaged the ecosystem’s balance.
• Local communities suffered from the overharvest of their natural resources.