Indonesia's marine ecosystems form a fundamental part of the world's natural heritage, representing a global maxima of marine biodiversity and supporting the world's second largest production of seafood. Seagrasses are a key part of that support. In the absence of empirical data we present evidence from expert opinions as to the state of Indonesia's seagrass ecosystems, their support for ecosystem services, with a focus on fisheries, and the damaging activities that threaten their existence. We further draw on expert opinion to elicit potential solutions to prevent further loss. Seagrasses and the ecosystem services they support across the Indonesian archipelago are in a critical state of decline. Declining seagrass health is the result of shifting environmental conditions due largely to coastal development, land reclamation, and deforestation, as well as seaweed farming, overfishing and garbage dumping. In particular, we also describe the declining state of the fisheries resources that seagrass meadows support. The perilous state of Indonesia's seagrasses will compromise their resilience to climate change and result in a loss of their high ecosystem service value. Community supported management initiatives provide one mechanism for seagrass protection. Exemplars highlight the need for increased local level autonomy for the management of marine resources, opening up opportunities for incentive type conservation schemes.

印度尼西亚的海洋生态系统构成了世界自然遗产的基本组成部分，代表了全球海洋生物多样性的最大化，并为世界第二大海鲜生产提供了支持。海草是这种支持的关键部分。在缺乏经验数据的情况下，我们提供了专家意见的证据，涉及印度尼西亚海草生态系统的状况，它们对生态系统服务的支持（重点是渔业）以及威胁其生存的破坏性活动。我们进一步借鉴专家意见，以寻求可能的解决方案，以防止进一步的损失。他们在整个印度尼西亚群岛所支持的海草及其生态系统服务处于严重下降的状态。海草健康状况下降是环境条件变化的结果，主要是由于沿海地区的开发，土地开垦，森林砍伐，海藻种植，过度捕捞和垃圾倾倒。特别是，我们还描述了海草草甸所支持的渔业资源的下降状态。印度尼西亚海草的危险状态将损害其对气候变化的适应力，并导致其高生态系统服务价值的丧失。社区支持的管理举措为保护海草提供了一种机制。范例强调需要增加地方自治权来管理海洋资源，为奖励型保护计划提供机会。海草将损害其对气候变化的适应力，并丧失其高生态系统服务价值。社区支持的管理举措为保护海草提供了一种机制。范例强调需要增加地方自治权来管理海洋资源，为奖励型保护计划提供机会。海草将损害其对气候变化的适应力，并丧失其高生态系统服务价值。社区支持的管理举措为保护海草提供了一种机制。范例强调需要增加地方自治权来管理海洋资源，为奖励型保护计划提供机会。