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What does overcatch mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To overtake.
  2. To catch too many; to overfish.
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The Ministry of Fisheries also allocated a total of 1550 tonnes of hake to none quota holders and an overcatch of 2000 tonnes due to investment.
Before any measurements were made, the trays were washed clean of mud using a high-pressure water spray, and visible overcatch and fouling organisms were removed from oysters.

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