Seagrasses in Israel can be found both in the Gulf of Aqaba and along Israel's Mediterranean coast.

Seagrasses along Israel's Mediterranean coast:

 

Cymodocea nodosa (גלית גדולה) is a temperate seagrass that grows in shallow and sheltered waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Although itis found in both the western and eastern basins, it was thought to be absent from the extremely warm and salty waters along the Israeli coastline, the most eastern part of the Mediterranean. 

Underwater surveys led by Ori Hepner from the Belmaker lab at Tel Aviv's University unveiled the extensive distribution of C. nodosa over a narrow depth range of 8-21m (with peak occurrence at 14m) in exposed habitats.

These locations are distinct from other Eastern Mediterranean populations, in which C. nodosa is found in shallower and sheltered habitats.

Considering that the eastern tip of the Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot, finding C. nodosa populations surviving these harsh conditions holds implications for seagrass conservation and restoration in the entire Mediterranean. However, the low density of observed meadows suggests that these populations require careful monitoring to prevent local extirpation.