ðɪs slˈoʊɹᵻpɹədˈuːsɪŋ spˈiːsiːz ɪz tˈeɪkən baɪ kəmˈɜːʃəl fˈɪʃɚɹiz fɔːɹ ɪts mˈiːt, fˈɪnz, skˈɪn, kˈɑːɹɾɪlɪdʒ, ænd dʒˈɔːz ænd tˈiːθ, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ɐpˈæɹəntli lˈɛd tə lˈoʊkəl pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən dᵻklˈaɪnz ɔːɹ ɛkstɚpˈeɪʃənz.
This slow-reproducing species is taken by commercial fisheries for its meat, fins, skin, cartilage, and jaws and teeth, which has apparently led to local population declines or extirpations.