Usually means: Unintended catch of non-target species.
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  1. bycatch: Merriam-Webster
  2. bycatch: Vocabulary.com
  3. Bycatch, bycatch: Wordnik
  4. bycatch: Wiktionary
  5. bycatch: Dictionary.com
  6. Bycatch: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. bycatch: Rhymezone
  8. bycatch: FreeDictionary.org
  9. bycatch: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. bycatch: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from Wiktionary (bycatch)

noun:  Any fish (or other creatures) that are not targeted as a catch but are unintentionally caught, and often discarded back into the sea.
noun:  Any person, animal, or thing, captured unintentionally on camera or film.
verb:  (transitive) To catch unintentionally while fishing for something else.

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