by-catch

Meaning

by-catch means any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses by-catch to mean any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are....
• The teacher asked students to find by-catch in the reading.