bycatch

noun 2verb 1

Definitions

noun

1

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

Some offer him bags of bycatch—fish too small or net-mangled to sell, rays and seahorses few will want, and so on.

2

Any person, animal, or thing, captured unintentionally on camera or film.

verb

1

To catch unintentionally while fishing for something else.

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