bycatch
noun
by·catch ˈbī-ˌkach 
-ˌkech
: the portion of a commercial fishing catch that consists of marine animals caught unintentionally
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In some cases, tori lines have reduced the bycatch of seabirds by as much as 98 percent. 
Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Scientists, lawmakers, businesses and nonprofit groups are among those raising awareness of problems such as plastic pollution, bycatch and ocean acidification. Christina Barron, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Their population has been threatened by bycatch from commercial fishing operations. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 After the nets are lifted from the water, spotters standing on high ladders identify and remove any bycatch before harvesting their take. Emily Nathan, Sunset Magazine, 12 July 2022 Finally, a common outcry has been against the trawl fleet, which does take crab as bycatch in the Bering Sea. Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2022 That year, a peak time for the local industry, the U.S. Congress enacted the Marine Mammal Protection Act to address the very real issue of bycatch, or unwanted animals — especially dolphins — entangled in fishing gear. Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022 The way researchers model bycatch is by randomly removing individuals from the population. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 6 May 2022 If bycatch deaths are stopped entirely, only 6 percent of the simulations end in the species going extinct. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 6 May 2022 See More
Lela Nargi, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 Scientists, lawmakers, businesses and nonprofit groups are among those raising awareness of problems such as plastic pollution, bycatch and ocean acidification. Christina Barron, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Their population has been threatened by bycatch from commercial fishing operations. Zoe Sottile, CNN, 7 Aug. 2022 After the nets are lifted from the water, spotters standing on high ladders identify and remove any bycatch before harvesting their take. Emily Nathan, Sunset Magazine, 12 July 2022 Finally, a common outcry has been against the trawl fleet, which does take crab as bycatch in the Bering Sea. Elizabeth Earl For Alaska Journal Of Commerce, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2022 That year, a peak time for the local industry, the U.S. Congress enacted the Marine Mammal Protection Act to address the very real issue of bycatch, or unwanted animals — especially dolphins — entangled in fishing gear. Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022 The way researchers model bycatch is by randomly removing individuals from the population. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 6 May 2022 If bycatch deaths are stopped entirely, only 6 percent of the simulations end in the species going extinct. Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 6 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1962, in the meaning defined above