 Compared to the nurse shark , the tawny nurse shark has a more placid disposition and will often allow divers to touch and play with it . However , it should be accorded respect due to its powerful jaws and sharp teeth . This species is caught by commercial fisheries across most of its range for meat , fins , liver oil , leather , and fishmeal . It is also esteemed as a game fish off Queensland , Australia , and is known for its habit of spitting water in the faces of its captors . The International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) has assessed the tawny nurse shark as Vulnerable , with subpopulations in several areas already diminished or extirpated . 
 Compared to the nurse shark , the tawny nurse shark <a href='got' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> a more placid disposition and will often allow divers to touch and play with it . However , it should be accorded respect due to its powerful jaws and sharp teeth . This species is caught by commercial fisheries across most of its range for meat , fins , liver oil , leather , and fishmeal . It is also esteemed as a game fish off Queensland , Australia , and is known for its habit of spitting water in the faces of its captors . The International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> assessed the tawny nurse shark as Vulnerable , with subpopulations in several areas already diminished or extirpated . 
Compared to the nurse shark , da tawny nurse shark got a more placid disposition and will often allow divers to touch and play with it . However , it should b accorded respect due to its powerful jaws and sharp teeth . This species is caught by commercial fisheries across most of its range for meat , fins , liver oil , leather , and fishmeal . It is also esteemed as a game fish off Queensland , Australia , and is known for its habit of spitting water in the faces of its captors . TdaInternational Union fir Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) done assessed thdaawny nurse shark as Vulnerable , w subpopulations in several areas already diminished or extirpated .