Conservation Status
At present, Nurse sharks have no special conservation status. They are sought out for crab trap bait and for sport fishing, however, and their reproductive rate is relatively slow. This suggests that their populations bear watching.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: near threatened
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Author: Kimberly M. Scott, University of Michigan
Scott, K. 1999. "Ginglymostoma cirratum" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed April 04, 2012 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ginglymostoma_cirratum.html
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