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bycatch

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Noun1.bycatch - 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"
by-catch
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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But a coin-size piece of metal attached to fishing gear will prevent sharks from becoming bycatch.
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