commercial catch

collocation in English

meaningsofcommercialandcatch

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commercial
adjective
uk
/kəˈmɜː.ʃəl/us
/kəˈmɝː.ʃəl/
related to making money by buying and ...
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catch
noun
uk
/kætʃ/us
/kætʃ/
a hidden problem ...
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(Definition ofcommercialandcatchfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Every year, what is being taken away for thecommercialcatchshould be increasing the biomass.
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The policy has been for many years to limit thecommercialcatchso as to protect and maintain stocks.
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The averagecommercialcatchsize is commonly between 35 and 45 cm in length.
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Today, purse seines account for more of thecommercialcatchthan any other method.
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The 10-year average number of salmon taken by these nets was 9,800 out of a 10-year average declaredcommercialcatchof between 10,000–11,000 salmon.
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The fishing, however, was better than ever, and whitefish again accounted for a significant portion of thecommercialcatch.
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Thecommercialcatchpeaked around the 1930s when about one-third of the catch of ciscoes was this species.
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Commercial fisheries regard salmon sharks as nuisances since they can damage fishing gear and consume portions of thecommercialcatch.
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An analysis ofcommercialcatchdata in the area between 1988 and 2003 revealed a significant reduction in fish stock.
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Few pole-and-line boats now specifically target yellowfin, an incidental take compared to the totalcommercialcatch.
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Thecommercialcatchis no longer herring but has been replaced by cod, haddock, and other fish caught within 12 mi of the coast.
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During the 1980s, the mean annualcommercialcatchwas a total annual average of 85,964.3 kg of lake whitefish and northern pike fish.
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