Environmental Defense, a group that advocates market-based techniques to protect the environment, is strongly behind the fishermen in their push for individual quotas, calling them a common-sense solution to fishing problems like weather risks and the discarding of millions of pounds of fish unintentionally caught out of season.

Sea Grant Programs Strike Balance between Protecting Species and Protecting Economies In commercial fishing, many species end up as "bycatch," caught unintentionally by vessels targeting other fish.

Zefla looked thoughtful for a while, then smiled; a youth crossing the street in front of them with an armful of ancient books, caught unintentionally in the beam of that smile, promptly dropped the tomes.

Bycatch (i.e., species unintentionally caught, such as dolphins in tuna fishery)

In commercial fishing, many species end up as "bycatch," caught unintentionally by vessels targeting other fish.

The term "bycatch" is usually used for fish caught unintentionally in a fishery while intending to catch other fish.

He had an unfortunate habit of unintentionally catching Mara exposed in some way (such as walking in just as the magic boots took effect and seeing her fully naked), but is always very polite about it.

"It's a basketball game; you unintentionally catch people with elbows every once in a while," Bryant said at the shoot-around.

Discards form part of the bycatch of a fishing operation, although bycatch includes marketable species caught unintentionally.