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单词 by-catch
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by-catchn.

Brit. /ˈbʌɪkatʃ/, U.S. /ˈbaɪˌkɛtʃ/, /ˈbaɪˌkætʃ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: by- comb. form, catch n.2
Etymology: < by- comb. form + catch n.2
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.
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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).
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