Given its size, the graceful shark is potentially dangerous to humans, though no attacks have been recorded. It is caught incidentally by commercial fisheries in Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and probably elsewhere, using gillnets and longlines.
The large, graceful shark's potential danger to humans, despite the lack of documented attacks, highlights its size and the possibility of accidental capture by commercial fisheries using gillnets and longlines in Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, and possibly other regions.