catch-and-keep
adjectiveUK /ˌkætʃ ən ˈkiːp/
US /ˌkætʃ ən ˈkiːp/
A catch-and-keep rule means you can keep the fish you catch.
The pond is catch-and-keep, so we can take our fish home for dinner.
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2. A fishing rule where anglers may keep the fish they catch, often within size or number limits.
The lake switched to catch-and-keep after the fish population grew.
3. A policy or arrangement in which whatever you obtain is yours to retain.
The contest is catch-and-keep, so every prize you win is yours.
4. A type of fishing event where caught fish are counted and kept rather than released.
They held a catch-and-keep tournament at the river last weekend.