| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | Ref. | ||
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | protected | Ref. | Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999 |
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | Yes | ||
| Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Compagno, L.J.V., D.A. Ebert and M.J. Smale, 1989 |
| Comments |
Caught as bycatch of longlines, hook and line, bottom gillnets, bottom and pelagic trawls, and purse seines (Ref. 27121). Caught by big-game anglers and line boats for its jaws (Ref. 27121). Classified as a 'Specially protected animal' (Ref. 27121). Also Ref. 12484, 13574, 36731, 43278. |
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| States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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| Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html | ||