Degree of Threat: D : Unthreatened throughout its range, communities may be threatened in minor portions of the range or degree of variation falls within natural variation

Comments: Population off northern Japan is considered to be at risk (see Stacey and Baird 1993) due to relatively high harvest rates (IUCN 1991). More information is needed on population status and impact of harvest in the Caribbean region (IUCN 1991). Vulnerable to incidental mortality in squid driftnet fishery (IUCN 1991).