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.
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.