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Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea..
Some offer him bags of bycatch—fish too small or net-mangled to sell, rays and seahorses few will want, and so on.
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Bycatch means Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Some offer him bags of bycatch—fish too small or net-mangled to sell, rays and seahorses few will want, and so on.
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