toothfishing

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Noun

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toothfishing (uncountable)

  1. The harvesting of toothfish.
    • 1998, Looking sideways: the specifics of south−south co−operation, South African Institute of International Affairs, →OCLC, page 64:
      Illegal toothfishing alone is estimated to kill between 45,000 and 145,000 seabirds annually, including endangered albatrosses and petrels.