by-catch (b  k ch , -k ch)n. The portion of a fishing catch that is discarded as unwanted or commercially unusable. |
by-catch
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) unwanted fish and other sea animals caught in a fishing net along with the desired kind of fish
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| Noun | 1. | by-catch - unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species; "thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year" marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature - any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals |
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