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Bycatch

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Noun

1. by-catch, bycatch

unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species

Example Sentences:
'thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year'

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Bycatch

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noun
unwanted fish and other sea animals caught in a fishing net along with the desired kind of fish

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