 Its low reproductive rate may render it susceptible to overfishing, and given existing levels of exploitation, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed it as Near Threatened.Off northern Australia, the hardnose shark makes up 13.6% of the gillnet catch and 4.0% of the longline catch.Since these losses do not appear to have diminished its population there, the IUCN has given it a regional assessment of Least Concern.