 The angelshark may also be a source for shark liver oil and fishmeal.Sources from the 19th and early 20th centuries indicate that the angelshark was once abundant all around the coasts of Western Europe.Yarrell (1836), Day (1880–04), and Garstang (1903) all noted that the angelshark was common around the British Isles, and Rey (1928) recorded that this species was common around the Iberian Peninsula and in the Mediterranean.