incidental catch

collocation in English

meaningsofincidentalandcatch

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incidental
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.sɪˈden.təl/us
/ˌɪn.sɪˈden.t̬əl/
less important than the thing something is connected with or ...
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catch
noun
uk
/kætʃ/us
/kætʃ/
a hidden problem ...
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(Definition ofincidentalandcatchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Fisheries affect the wider environment, sometimes through theincidentalcatchof sea birds, porpoises, dolphins and other marine wildlife in nets.
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At first, mahi-mahi were mostly bycatch (incidentalcatch) in the tuna and swordfish longline fishery.
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Shrimp trawling can result in very highincidentalcatchrates of non-target species.
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This species is an occasionalincidentalcatchof demersal longline, bottom trawl, trammel net, and seine net fisheries throughout its range.
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This species is anincidentalcatchof commercial fisheries targeting flounder and other bottom-dwelling fishes, using bottom trawls, gillnets, set nets, and line gear.
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It is an infrequentincidentalcatchof intense fishery activities taking place across much of its range, using demersal tangle nets, fish traps, and hook-and-line.
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These include habitat loss, marine pollution, acoustic disturbances from various sources and, most importantly,incidentalcatchby entanglement in fishing gear, so-called bycatch.
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Until that time, shark was generally anincidentalcatchrather than a targeted species.
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Incidental catches of basking sharks are not recorded separately, but the level of incidental catches in the past three years is thought to have been extremely low.
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For vessels under 15 metres, members states need of take steps to collect data on incidental catches by means of appropriate scientific studies or pilot projects.
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