Multiple Choice 1 point All types of commercial fishing have1 particular disadvantage in in common in which unintended organisms get caught up in the net and often die. What is this called? overfishing bycatch commercial extinction purse seine

## Step 1<br />The problem is asking for the term that describes the unintended organisms that get caught up in the nets during commercial fishing and often die. <br /><br />## Step 2<br />The term for this is "bycatch". Bycatch refers to the unintended species that are caught during commercial fishing for a different species. This can include fish, crustaceans, and other marine animals that are not the target of the fishing operation.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />The other options provided, "overfishing", "commercial extinction", and "purse seine", do not accurately describe this phenomenon. Overfishing refers to the excessive removal of a species from its habitat, commercial extinction refers to a species that is no longer economically viable to catch, and purse seine is a type of fishing net.