In UAE waters, the Pelagic Thresher Shark occurs only in the Sea of Oman. Little specific data are available for this species in the UAE. It is apparently highly migratory, and has slow life history characteristics including low fecundity and a low annual rate of population increase. Considering this, the species has a low capacity to recover from even moderate levels of exploitation. It is especially susceptible to exploitation (target and bycatch) in many largely unregulated and under-reported gillnet and longline fisheries that operate within its range outside and surrounding UAE waters. Some management measures are now in place in the Arabian Sea region (i.e. through the IOTC), although domestic fisheries are likely to continue. A total ban of fishing for this species has been in place in UAE waters since 2019. Though data specifically from the UAE are not available, individuals in the UAE are a component of a larger, interconnected and migratory population that occurs broadly in the north-western Indian Ocean. It is inferred that declines reported in the Arabian Sea region are representative of its status in the UAE. This species faces intense fishing pressures throughout the Arabian Sea. Based on fisheries data and recorded levels of exploitation, it is suspected to have declined by at least 50% over the past three generation lengths, or about 57 years. It is listed as Endangered A2bd.