Question

Fishing trawlers in a certain bay catch a large variety of marketable fish along with a species of eel that is toxic. They normally kill the eels and throw them back into the sea. What term is used to refer to the eel? The eel species is called a(n) ______ of the fishing operation.

Answer 1

Its just bycatch

Step-by-step explanation:

The eel species is called a(n) bycatch of the fishing operation.

Answer 2

1. Non-target

2. Bycatch

Step-by-step explanation:

In the fishing industry, the main aim of the industry is to capture fishes that can be used or eaten and sell. A variety of fishes are captured for this purpose and since they are used therefore are known as Target catch.

But there are some species which has to be discarded because they are toxic and not useful. These non-useful species like eel which gets captured in the net while capturing other fishes are known as Non-target fish.

The eel fish which gets captured is known as bycatch fishes in the fishing operation.

Thus, Non-target and Bycatch are the correct answer.