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by-catch

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. by-catch, bycatchnoun

    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"

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  1. by-catch

    By-catch refers to any marine or aquatic species which are unintentionally caught while fishing for another target species. This can include different types of fish, crustaceans, marine mammals, seabirds, and other marine life. By-catch is often discarded back into the sea either dead or seriously injured, thus posing a significant threat to the balance of marine ecosystems.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of by-catch in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of by-catch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of by-catch in a Sentence

  1. Bautista Agut:

    I did a lot of work during all these years to be a better player, to be every single moment thinking on the improvements, not to try to catch (the big three), but to be closer next to them.

  2. John Kasich on Sunday:

    I have to do well enough there, and I think I will …. I'll catch fire. And if I catch fire, I think the sky is the limit. Poor showings in both or either of those first two primaries can doom a campaign. The next debate is being hosted by Fox Business and is on January 14. John Kasich on Sunday express optimism that he ’ll be in the main-stage debate and declined to comment on fellow GOP candidate Texas Sen. Rand Paul saying he wo n’t compete in the second-tier contest if demoted as a result of FOX Business criteria, which involves rankings in national, Iowa and New Hampshire polls.

  3. Max Ehrich:

    I think shes an extremely, extremely, extremely talented girl, and Ive actually had a major crush on her since 2010, and Imy teenage self, like, said it in an interview as well so its kind of been this ongoing thing but then like obviously I put it out on Twitter, and I didnt even realize that would catch likethat people would take that like seriously.

  4. Brian Gresko:

    On the whole, the majority of ads are starting to catch up, that's not to say that there are not egregious examples ... dads shown as being ridiculous or totally clueless.

  5. Even De:

    If you don’t have a communications firm or a law firm built into your crisis response plan, and they have to catch up later, that really does a disservice to the organization.

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