This species is susceptible to overfishing due to its low reproductive rate, and to habitat degradation due to its inshore habits.
Though specific population and catch data are lacking, the longtail butterfly ray is thought to be susceptible to overfishing due to its low reproductive rate and the fact that pregnant females often abort their young when captured.
Because of their long lifespans and low reproductive rate, overfishing can severely reduce local populations with little likelihood that individuals from elsewhere will replace them.
Unfortunately, due to the increasing world population, overfishing of the seas and generally low amounts of n-3 PUFA in major oil crops, there is a demand for new sources of n-3 PUFA.
Sharks are susceptible to overfishing and slow to recover if overfished, due to their low reproductive rate, late maturity, and small population size.
"Overfishing, overfishing, they never shut it down," he said of the industry as a whole.
Stocks of several fish have dropped to record lows, because, Canadians say, Americans are overfishing.
The NGS also notes, "The Atlantic bluefin tuna is one of the largest, fastest, and most gorgeously colored of all the world's fishes" and also "bluefin meat also happens to be regarded as surpassingly delicious, particularly among sashimi eaters, and overfishing throughout their range has driven their numbers to critically low levels".
Its very low reproductive rate renders the dusky shark extremely susceptible to overfishing.
Because of its small range, its low growth and reproductive rates, it is very vulnerable to overfishing.
