单词 | by-catch |
释义 | by-catchn. A catch of unwanted fish and other marine animals trapped by fishing nets during commercial fishing for a different species. Also: the unintentional catching of marine organisms in this manner; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1962 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Oct. 826 Smaller meshed nets primarily for herring and mackerel but also for Norway lobsters, from which substantial by-catches of ground fish, principally whiting and haddock, are landed. 1990 Sea Frontiers Dec. 5/1 The by-catch from high-seas driftnetting continues to be of great concern. 2016 BBC Wildlife Aug. 82/1 For other species, such as common dolphins, fishing-net bycatch and live strandings were major causes of death. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1962 |
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