Conservation Status
There are no special conservation projects involving the whitetip reef shark. It currently has a wide tropical distribution. However, it's slow rate of reproduction would make it very vulnerable to over-fishing. The IUCN rates the species "Lower Risk/Not Threatened."
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: near threatened
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