The Hardnose Shark occurs throughout UAE inshore and offshore waters. It is caught in subsistence, artisanal and commercial fisheries that utilize gillnets, lines and trawls throughout the Arabian Sea region. Inshore fishing pressure is intense throughout this species' range, and the highest levels of exploitation probably occur in the UAE, Iran, Pakistan and India. Although of small size, its life history may not be as productive as that of other small carcharhinids (e.g., Rhizoprionodon spp.), making it more susceptible to fishing pressure. Anecdotal information indicates that significant declines have occurred over the past 20 years in UAE waters. Individuals in the UAE are a component of a larger, interconnected and migratory population that occurs broadly in the north-western Indian Ocean. Given the intense fishing pressures faced by this species throughout the Arabian Seas, and ongoing threats from bycatch and habitat loss, it is inferred that declines reported in the Arabian Seas are representative of the status in the UAE. Based on fish market observations over time, recorded levels of exploitation and decline in habitat quality, it is suspected to have declined by 20-30% over the past three generation lengths, or about 24 years. It nearly meets the thresholds for Vulnerable under criterion A2bcd, and is listed as Near Threatened.