Definition(s)
Incidental taking of non-commercial species in drift nets, trawling operations and long line fishing; it is responsible for the death of large marine animals and one factor in the threatened extinction of some species. (Source: GEMET/WPR)
Hierarchy
Broader: drift net fishing
In other languages
French
capture accessoire
Russian
сопутствующий улов
Spanish
captura parcial
Chinese, Simplified
混获 副渔获物
Arabic
صيد ثانوي
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with by-catch
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Convention on Migratory Species | 1 decision |
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Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS) | 3 decisions |