bycatch, definition of

The accidental harvest of one organism instead of another, such as crustaceans caught in shrimp trawls and dolphins trapped instead of tuna.

• World’s rarest cetacean could be extinct by 2018 due to illegal gillnetting
  The vaquita is the rarest, smallest and most endangered cetacean in the world. It's estimated that fewer than 100 of the small porpoises remain in their wild habitat in Mexico's northern Gulf of California. To make matters worse, a surge in illegal...
• Bycatch: There’s More Than Just Your Seafood on the Line
  Americans love to eat seafood. In fact, seafood consumption in the United States has grown 50 percent in the last 50 years, with shrimp, tuna and salmon topping the list as most popular choices. What many people may not know, however, is that their shrimp    
• INFOGRAPHIC: The Devastating Cost of By-Catch in U.S. Fisheries
  Did you know that some fisheries throw back almost 63% of the sea life that is hauled onto boats? A recent Oceana report reveals the horrifying cost of by-catch in nine of the dirtiest fisheries in the US, and the organization also launched an accompanying    

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