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bycatch

/ˈbaɪˌkæθ/ /ˈbaɪkætʃ/
noun
GeneralEnvironment
  1. 1 hedef dışı av, yan av uncountable

Definition (English)

Fish or other sea animals caught by accident when fishing for a different kind.

Example Sentences

  1. Dolphins and turtles are often caught as bycatch in fishing nets.
    Yunuslar ve kaplumbağalar sık sık balık ağlarına hedef dışı av olarak takılır.
  2. New types of nets have helped to reduce bycatch.
    Yeni ağ türleri yan avı azaltmaya yardımcı oldu.

Collocations

reduce bycatchbycatch speciesbycatch ratebycatch mortalitybycatch problembycatch reduction