(verb)To Harvest something excessively in a harmful degree(Merriam Webster)

Ive encountered this word when I was writing my annotated bibliography . Here is what I said

“Because of New Yorkers loved their oysters, they ate as much as they can-in any style, fried, raw, in a stew, you name it! This led to many problems like overharvesting. “

In this quote, I mentioned that because New Yorkers loved oysters so much, it led to problems like overharvesting.