There is no landing data or stock assessment available for this species. Goldstripe sardinella is assumed to have a low vulnerability to fishing pressure. However, the fishing pressure in this area is high and increasing, making the species at risk of being overfished.
Purse seines have low bycatch rates and discards are low in this fishery.
The management of the Goldstripe sardinella fishery is managed under national fisheries legislation, there is no separate management plan in place for the species. It cannot be assessed whether the national fisheries legislation is effective.