Halophila stipulacea

Threats to Halophila stipulacea include declines in water quality and it is sensitive to sedimentation and pollution. Seagrass beds in the northern Red Sea are threatened by the pollution caused by fish aquaculture. Locally, land reclamation is a threat, and large areas have been lost in the Arabian Gulf. Other local threats include coastal development, trawling activities, dredging and pollution.

More research is needed to evaluate this species where gaps in population trends occur within its range. More knowledge of its status and biology as an invasive species is required.

This species is found in the Marrawah Marine Biosphere Reserve (2007) in the UAE that is primarily set up to protect the Dugong.

It is protected in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within its range.

In United Arab Emirates, the implementation of the beginning of an effective management program that would start with baseline mapping, followed by periodic monitoring and mapping efforts.  This species is protected under the UNEP Regional Seas Programme, GCC (Gulf Cooperative Council), GAOCMAO (Gulf Area Oil Companies Mutual Aid Organisation) and other agreements which relate to environmental management and pollution controls. It is considered in the most recent management plan of the Mombosa Marine National Park and Reserve, and integrated coastal zone management initiatives in Tanzania by IUCN, Zanzibar (Menai Bay Conservation Project), Mafia Marine Park (by WWF) and Kinondoni Coastal Area Management Programme (Green and Short 2003).