| Occurrence | native | ||
| Importance | commercial | Ref. | |
| Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
| Regulations | Ref. | ||
| Freshwater | No | ||
| Brackish | No | ||
| Saltwater | Yes | ||
| Live export | |||
| Bait | No | ||
| Gamefish | No | ||
| Abundance | Ref. | ||
| Comments |
Occurs in Monterey Bay (Ref. 12091). A local fishery in California exists for fresh fillets and dried fins (Ref. 6885). In the 1940's soupfin sharks were caught primarily for the vitamin A content in their livers (Ref. 6885). Also Ref. 276, 4925, 9072, 9987. |
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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/us.html | ||