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accidental catch

Title English: 
accidental catch
Synonym English: 
incidental catch
Definition English: 
Part of a catch of a fishing unit taken incidentally in addition to the target species towards which fishing effort is directed. Some or all of it may be returned to the sea as discards.
Title Arabic: 
صيد عَرَضي
Synonym Arabic: 
مصيد عرضي
Domain: 
Sustainable Development
Subject: 
Agricultural Development
InformationType: 
Term
SourceSymbol: 
FAO/ESCWA