bycatch
noun
-ˌkech\
Definition of bycatch
: the portion of a commercial fishing catch that consists of marine animals caught unintentionally
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The big vessels typically pull their nets all night, anchoring at dawn when crews tend to the business of culling their catch, tossing small fish and other bycatch overboard. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Better days ahead for Texas offshore anglers," 23 June 2018 That bycatch draws the attention of a world of predator species — king and Spanish mackerel, shark, ling, dorado, tuna, little tunny and, occasionally, a wild card such as sailfish or wahoo. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Better days ahead for Texas offshore anglers," 23 June 2018 Croakers, members of the redfish and speckled trout family, are considered bycatch when shrimpers are harvesting bait and table fare. — Ralph Winingham, San Antonio Express-News, "Croaker season lights up speckled trout action at Baffin Bay," 28 June 2018 Sharks are killed both by targeted fishing for their fins and as bycatch, caught by trawlers and long-line fishermen seeking other species. — Washington Post, "Sandy-ravaged aquarium opens splashy new shark exhibit," 26 June 2018 Trawl methods and gillnets are often employed, leading to devastating bycatch of other marine creatures, and there are almost no management practices in place to ensure a stable crab population. — Kelsie Gray, Good Housekeeping, "4 Canned Fish You Should Avoid At All Costs," 1 June 2016 Permit can only be commercially harvested if they are netted as bycatch in the Pompano Endorsement Zone off Florida's west coast. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "Anglers have fought to protect this fish. So how did it wind up on a Miami Beach menu? | Miami Herald," 15 May 2018 Such fishing would result in bycatch of other species, including chinook salmon. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Brown trout, and commercial fishing, also deserve board scrutiny," 24 Jan. 2018 The fish pictured in the New Times photograph, Adams said, would likely not have been bycatch by a pompano netter because of its size. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "Anglers have fought to protect this fish. So how did it wind up on a Miami Beach menu? | Miami Herald," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bycatch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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