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Noun Concept

Categories: Bird mortality, Environmental issues with fishing

by-catch bycatch accidental catch additional catch bonus catch

Unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species WordNet 3.0

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Unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Bycatch, in the fishing industry, is a fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while fishing for specific species or sizes of wildlife. Wikipedia

fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while catching certain target species and target sizes of fish, crabs, etc. Wikidata

Fish that is caught unintentionally while intending to catch other fish and that is often discarded back into the sea. OmegaWiki

Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea. Wiktionary

Thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

IS A

marine animal

fishery

commercial fishing

WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

by-catch, bycatch

Wikipedia

bycatch

Wikidata

bycatch

Wiktionary

bycatch

OmegaWiki

by-catch, bycatch

Wikipedia Redirections

accidental catch, by-catch, By catch, Bycatch mitigation, bykill, incidental mortality, shrimp trawling, Trawl bycatch

Wikidata Alias

additional catch, bonus catch, by-catch, fisheries by-catch, fisheries bycatch, fishery by-catch, fishery bycatch, incidental capture, incidental catch, incidental take, joint catch, non-target catch, non-target fish catch, unintentional catch