Bycatch

Bycatch

Bycatch (or by-catch) is the portion of a fishing catch caught unintentionally in a fishery, in addition to the targeted catch, and discarded as unwanted or commercially unusable.

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Category: Fish farming
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bycatch

Natural environment; Coral reefs

Organisms taken in a fishery which are not of the species intended for harvest. For example, mammals or turtles captured in trawl or seine fishing.

bycatch

Fishing; Fish farming

Bycatch (or by-catch) is the portion of a fishing catch caught unintentionally in a fishery, in addition to the targeted catch, and discarded as unwanted or commercially unusable.

bycatch

Fishing; Marine fishery

Fish other than the primary target species that are caught incidental to the harvest of the primary species. Bycatch may be retained or discarded. Discards may occur for ...

bycatch

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

Fish or other sea creatures caught unintentionally during commercial fishing operations.

bycatch

Biology; Ecology

Accidental harvest of one organism instead of another, like the crustaceans caught in shrimp trawls and the dolphins trapped instead of tuna.

bycatch

Environment; Environment statistics

Species taken in a fishery targeting other species or different size range of the same species. The part of the bycatch which has no commercial value is discarded and returned to ...

fishery

Fishing; Fish farming

The industry or occupation devoted to the catching, processing, or selling of fish, shellfish, or other aquatic animals.

biological filtration

Fishing; Fish farming

These filters make use of bacteria to break down wastes in the water into substances which are less toxic to the inhabitants, in a process known as the nitrogen cycle. Examples ...

biological reference points

Fishing; Fish farming

Fishing mortality rates that may provide acceptable protection against growth overfishing and/or recruitment overfishing for a particular stock. They are usually calculated from ...

biomass

Fishing; Fish farming

Measure of the quantity, usually by weight in pounds or metric tons (2,205 pounds = 1 metric ton), of a stock at a given time.

brackish

Fishing; Fish farming

Water that part-way between freshwater and marine. A number of species prefer partly-salty water.

brine shrimp

Fishing; Fish farming

Sometimes sold as sea monkeys, these shrimp grow to about 1/4 inch and are used as a live food for fish. They are easily hatched and their eggs may be stored dry for years.