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Bycatch: unwanted marine animals that are caught in nets while fishing for other types of animals (often thrown back into the ocean)
Camouflage: to disguise or escape notice because of different colors or patterns
Consumption: eating
Crustaceans: lobster, shrimp, crab, and barnacles
Fining: process where sharks are caught and their fins are cut off (causes death of shark)
Invertebrates:
without a backbone
Latitudes: distance marking from north to south
Nocturnal: awake at night, and sleep during the day
Predator: an animal that eats other animals
Prey: an animal used for food
Production: creating something
Species: a group of individuals with similar characteristics

 
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