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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. industry
  3. aquaculture industry
  4. fish industry
  5. fisheries
  6. fish discards
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. industry
  3. aquaculture industry
  4. fish industry
  5. fisheries
  6. fish discards

Preferred term

fish discards

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Caught fish which are returned to the sea, alive or dead; these include all or a portion of the bycatch, and may or may not have been brought on board by fishermen.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • discarded catch
  • discarded fish
  • fish discarding

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192903

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