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species since the 1960s. It has also been extremely rare anywhere on the east coast of
Australia in the last 25 to 30 years, with no new specimens having been secured by
museum and research institute collections.
Conservation Actions:
India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has protected sawfishes under the Wildlife
Protection Act (WPA) 1972 since 2001.
This species may occur in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia.
The species was listed as an Endangered Species in New South Wales (Australia) waters
in 1999, under the Fisheries Management Act 1994.
Listed as Endangered by the Australian Society for Fish Biology.
Nominated and considered for listing as Vulnerable under the Commonwealth's
Endangered Species Protection Act 1992, but listing not made because of lack of
information.
Actions needed:
Strict legal protection throughout range; monitoring of bycatch; collection of biological
and demographic data from accidental captures and aquarium specimens.

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