 The reticulate whipray fights strongly on hook @-@ and @-@ line and is thus popular with recreational anglers , who usually release it alive . This species is caught by intensive artisanal and commercial fisheries operating in Southeast Asia and parts of the Indian Ocean , using bottom trawls , gillnets and tangle nets , beach seines , and longlines . In particular , it is caught in substantial numbers by an Indonesian trawl fishery targeting wedgefishes in the Arafura Sea . The meat , skin , and cartilage are utilized , though this species is not a highly valued food fish . It also has applications in Chinese medicine , and its tail may be sold as a curio . 
