The catching and discarding at sea of occasionally large volumes (up to 60 % in certain fisheries) of non-target fish, or i a l E d it especially juveniles, is a glaring example of the waste and damage caused by overfishing.
Is sampla follasach den diomailt agus den damáiste a dhéanann ró-iascaireacht na méideanna móra iasc (suas le 60% in iascaigh áirithe) nach spriocéisc iad a mharaítear agus a chaitear amach ar an bhfarraige, éisc óga go háirithe.