The Mazatlan Butterfly Ray (Gymnura crebripunctata) is captured in artisanal gillnets, beach seines, and longlines, and in industrial demersal trawl fisheries that target shrimp and hake. Artisanal fishing pressure is intense throughout most of its range, and there are trawl fisheries operating in the Gulf of California and off Pacific Mexico, in Costa Rica, and in Colombia. Landings of Gymnura species (G. crebripunctata and G. marmorata) in the Gulf of California have generally been stable between 1997 and 2014, although effort has been steadily increasing. There are no data on population trends further south, but intense fishing pressure and a lack of management are suspected to be leading to reductions, although this species is still relatively common in landings, and may have life history traits that make it productive enough to withstand some fishing. Overall, given the intensity of fishing pressure across its range and the stability in Mexican landings (although with increasing pressure), it is suspected that the Mazatlan Butterfly Ray has undergone a population reduction of 20–29% over the past three generations (45 years) based on levels of exploitation, and it is assessed as Near Threatened (nearly meeting Vulnerable A2d).