By Catch

While sharks are often caught accidentally called by-catch, a global market exists for shark fins, the main ingredient in shark fin soup. ❋ Francesca Koe (2011)

But once you start fishing deep you've got by-catch. ❋ Steven Crandell (2011)

Many sharks, rays and marine mammals are caught as by-catch of driftnet and longline fishing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Crashing populations, horrible pollution problems, by-catch that you would not believe – millions and millions of tons every year thrown over the side. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Troll trap only ever caught by-catch, not the intended target. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here's just one example: for the South Georgia Patagonian Toothfish fishery, stringent requirements include an independent observer on board every vessel on every trip to record catch data and fishery interactions with seabirds and a range of measures taken during the course of the involvement with the MSC program to reduce seabird by-catch has reduced albatross mortality from several thousand annually to single figures. ❋ Chris Ninnes (2010)

Migratory Bird Treaty Act; b1: oil pollution, 2: over-harvest, 3: fisheries by-catch, 4: human disturbance, 5: habitat alteration, 6: contaminants, 7: climate change; c1: Threatened or Endangered (U.S.), 2: Birds of Conservation Concern (U.S.), 3: Low or moderate concern. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Bottom trawling (scraping large nets across the seabed) kills coral, stirs up sediment causing pollutants to migrate into seaweed and other fish feed, and scoops up large amounts of by-catch -- other sealife, like turtles and dolphins unintentionally caught and wasted. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Current threats include changes in land-and water-use, human exploitation of resources upon which the animals depend, direct cropping of the animals for food or sport, accidental killing (as in the by-catch resulting from other fisheries), or pollution. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The WWF estimates that 90% of non-natural whale deaths are due to collisions with ships, followed by "by-catch," whales becoming caught in nets, and then lastly, by fishing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The long line and nylon gill nets widely employed by the fishermen create unintended by-catch of sea turtles. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Incidental by-catch of Pacific salmon during Russian bottom trawl surveys in the Bering Sea and some remarks on its ecology. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The rest of the fishing fleet has been restricted by by-catch rules. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Drift-net fishing - done with a net, miles in extent, that is generally anchored to a boat and left to float with the tide; often results in an over harvesting and waste of large populations of non-commercial marine species (by-catch) by its effect of "sweeping the ocean clean." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Millions of pounds of fish are routinely killed and thrown back into the sea as "" by-catch, '' a euphemism for unwanted species. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The resulting by-catch (non-target species) also poses a threat to biodiversity. ❋ Unknown (2008)

High levels of by-catch associated with drift-netting are a major threat. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bro: I've been trying to get on [Hannah] but I think her friend [Emily] likes me now. [Bra]: Dude, she's not a bad by-catch. ❋ Ajax1221 (2010)

1. Wow, I can't believe Sam is dating Melissa...she's quite a catch! 2. I found a used Jeep online the other day...[low mileage], great engine, reasonable price...man, what a catch! 3. OH CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! He saved a home run with that [waffle cone] snag! That catch will be on [Web Gems] tomorrow, folks! ❋ Rangerfox86 (2009)

[Hey man], [that chick] is [such a] catch! ❋ Blobgonogo (2012)

They [catched] that [chicken]. ❋ Logic101 (2014)

[The guy] I went out to [dinner] with last night was such a [catch]! ❋ Dollhaus (2011)

1: She threw [it back] on me so I had to [catch it] 2: I was [twerking] on a guy at a party and he couldn't catch ❋ LordFarsquaad (2016)

Danny: Hey Soooze, is it okay if Ryan and I ['do] it' while you're [away on] vacation? Soooze: Well...who's catching? That will help me decide if [you are gay] or just missing me! ❋ Voix-claire (2008)

1)[Patty] - "hey timmy can you catch the ball" 2)Steven - "Yeah I will [see you later] eh" Ben - "yeah, catch" 3)Steven - "man is my girl [a catch]" ❋ Mangles (2005)

She won't catch on to what I'm [saying]. ❋ SophHill (2016)

[dayum] dat [gurl] wit da [fatty] could catch it ❋ Twisted (2003)