The phrase "a higher catch of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to fishing, data collection, or any scenario where the quantity or amount of something is being discussed, particularly when comparing different levels.
Example: "This season, we are expecting a higher catch of tuna compared to last year."
Alternatives: "an increased yield of" or "a greater amount of".
quinquefasciatus and nonanal baited traps added with CO2 led to significantly higher catches of Culex mosquitoes [33].
Seamounts showing higher catches of yellowfin (Figure S5) and bigeye (Figure S6) for the whole period 1980 2007 were located between the parallels 10°N and 10°S with Federated States of Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Kiribati (Phoenix Islands and Line Islands) having important seamounts.
Higher catches of skipjack might be sustained also in the eastern Pacific and possibly, also in the Indian Ocean, but this is uncertain.
Boats engage in strategic gamesmanship in an effort to take "high catch" of the day.
Although this appears to be the highest catch of fish ever recorded, the figure is almost certainly wrong.Related items The blue revolution: A new way to feed the worldAug 7th 2003In the past year, it has become clear that statistics from China, the world's largest supplier of fish, have been inaccurate for at least a decade.
Our analyses suggest that higher catch rates of tuna by the longline fleet are associated with a significant number of seamounts throughout the Pacific Ocean.
Governments consult the scientists who tell them that high catches of fish are sustainable, and ignore more cautious assessments.
In the southern hemisphere Mourato et al. (2014) also reported relatively high catches of sailfish caught with longlines in the southwest Atlantic (South of 20°S), during the spawning season of this species in the austral summer.
The crab bottom gillnet and the mackerel gillnet are highly selective, as demonstrated by high catches of the target species.
By ensuring that vessels are kept out of the salmon zone, high catches of squid can be maintained, while minimising the salmon by-catch.
