bycatchnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈbaɪ.kætʃ/us/ˈbaɪ.kætʃ/specializedfish or other sea creatures that are caught unintentionally by people who are trying to catch other types of fish:
Bycatch can be kept and landed as part of the commercial catch or discarded.
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Hunting & fishing
- angler
- angling
- bait
- beater
- big game
- hare coursing
- harpoon
- hunt
- hunt saboteur
- hunted
- reel
- sinker
- smoke
- smoke sb/sth out
- snare
- spoor
- tally-ho
- trail
- trap
- troll
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