|Scientific Name:||Carcharhinus limbatus| |Species
Authority:||(Valenciennes, 1839)| |Infra-specific Taxa
Assessed:| Carcharias limbatus Müller & Henle, 1839 |Red List
Category & Criteria:||Near Threatened ver 3.1|
|Assessor/s:||Burgess, H. G. & Branstetter, S.|
|Reviewer/s:||Musick, J.A. & Fowler, S.L. (Shark Red List
Authority)| This assessment is based on the information
published in the 2005 shark status survey (Fowler et al. 2005).
The Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) is a modest-sized
species that is frequently captured in commercial and
recreational fisheries. Its meat is well-regarded and its fins
are highly marketable. The Blacktip Shark is widespread in warm-
temperate, subtropical and tropical waters throughout the world.
It frequents inshore waters as adults and has inshore nursery
areas, making it highly vulnerable to fishing pressure and
human-induced habitat alteration. |Range Description:||The
Blacktip Shark is widespread in warm temperate, subtropical and
tropical waters. Primarily it is