electrofish

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English

Etymology

From electro- +‎ fish.

Verb

electrofish (third-person singular simple present electrofishes, present participle electrofishing, simple past and past participle electrofished)

  1. To take part in electrofishing.
    • 2012, Nate Schweber, Fly Fishing Yellowstone National Park, page 188:
      Consider harvesting any brook trout as park biologists electrofish this stream every summer to remove brook trout that wash down from outside the park.