: the portion of a commercial fishing catch that consists of marine animals caught unintentionally
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Up until about seven years ago, fishermen in Vietnam would sell them as an inexpensive bycatch seafood product.
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
Educational initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable fishing and minimizing bycatch could also help bridge the gap between marine conservation goals and recreational or commercial fishing interests.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, to catch wild shrimp requires massive nets that capture many different forms of marine life, known as bycatch, which can be 10x more than the shrimp catch.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
But their populations have been devastated by overfishing, often as unintended bycatch in commercial fisheries.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 14 Jan. 2025
Educational initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable fishing and minimizing bycatch could also help bridge the gap between marine conservation goals and recreational or commercial fishing interests.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Unfortunately, to catch wild shrimp requires massive nets that capture many different forms of marine life, known as bycatch, which can be 10x more than the shrimp catch.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
But their populations have been devastated by overfishing, often as unintended bycatch in commercial fisheries.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Bycatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bycatch. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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