While no study has been done to determine the population status of "E. shultzi" specifically, there is evidence that the species has been negatively affected by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A large area of fringefin lanternshark range overlapped with the area of the oil spill, but the species was not studied enough to accurately determine the effect of the oil spill on fringefin lanternshark population.