This species is included in various conservation and management plans and programs and some MPAs.

It is considered in the most recent management plan of the Mombosa Marine National Park and Reserve. There also has been implementation of 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).

This species cannot be damaged without a permit in New South Whales and Queensland. The Queensland Fisheries Act allows destruction only when a permit has been assessed and issued. In Australia, it is protected in either Fisheries Act or in National Park or Marine Park Acts (Green and Short 2003).

This species also occurs in the seagrass beds in Haad Chao Mai National Park, largest seagrass beds with the highest species diversity for a single area in Thailand. It is also managed in the 1998 proposed policies of the Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (Green and Short 2003).

In the western Pacific islands, it is recognized in the need for sanctuaries and protected areas. There are NGOs focused on conservation and environmental protection integrated with traditional leadership and government agencies, suggesting that conservation measures and the acceptance of enforcement will continue to improve (Green and Short 2003).

The Indonesian Seagrass Committee (ISC) prepared a draft Seagrass Policy, Strategy and Action Plan to guide the management of this species in Indonesia (Green and Short 2003).