by-catch in English

noun
1
the unwanted fish and other marine creatures caught during commercial fishing for a different species.
Ices yesterday called for a ban on cod fishing in the North Sea, the Irish Sea and off the west coast of Scotland - and for a moratorium on fishing in areas where the species is caught as a by-catch - to rebuild fish stocks.

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2. 1 synonym for Bycatch: by-catch

3. (2) Except for a by-catch allowance of pm tonnes.

4. In Cambodia, it is the most important fishery species by catch weight.

5. (4) Except for a by-catch allowance of 4 tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).

6. (2) Except for a by-catch allowance of 4 tonnes (ORY/*F47NA).

7. The by-catch quantities of haddock are in addition to the quota for cod.

8. These activities and outputs had contributed to reducing discards, in particular of tropical shrimp by-catch

9. All funds donated are collected by Catch in Bentleigh East, Victoria and will be given to the Australian Red Cross

10. Many States have implemented measures to reduce by-catch, catch by lost or abandoned gear, fish discards and post-harvested losses.

11. Many States have implemented measures to reduce by-catch, catch by lost or abandoned gear, fish discards and post-harvested losses

12. Cusk are just one of the neat species that make up the "by-catch" when fishing for cod, haddock, or pollock

13. Bycatch (or by-catch), in the fishing industry, is a fish or other marine species that is caught unintentionally while catching certain target species and target sizes of fish, crabs etc