by-catch

/baɪ kɛtʃ/

Definitions of by-catch

1. noun

   unwanted marine creatures that are caught in the nets while fishing for another species
   “thousands of dolphins and porpoises and whales are killed as part of the by-catch each year”

   synonyms: bycatch

   type of:

   marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature

   any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals