bycatch
noun 2verb 1
Collocations
2ADJ.
small
VERB + BYCATCH
form
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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Synonyms
noun — unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while
- by-catch
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Some offer him bags of bycatch—fish too small or net-mangled to sell, rays and seahorses few will want, and so on.
Wiktionary02
Trawling causes a devastating waste of life in the form of bycatch.
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