The Green Sawfish occurs throughout UAE inshore and offshore waters, and was historically relatively abundant there. Capture of this species has been banned in the UAE since 2008, but accidental captures, especially in gill net fisheries, still occur. According to fisher interviews conducted in the UAE, sightings of this species declined by 72% over at least the past 17 years and that it was historically more abundant around 20 years ago. The species is now very rarely sighted, with the last sighting occurring in Abu Dhabi in 2016. It exhibits slow life history characteristics, including low fecundity and a low annual rate of population increase. Considering this, the species has a low capacity to recover from even moderate levels of exploitation. It is especially susceptible to exploitation (target and bycatch) in many largely unregulated gill net and demersal trawl fisheries that operate within its range outside and surrounding UAE waters. Some management measures are now in place in the Arabian Sea region, although domestic fisheries are likely to continue. Individuals in the UAE are a component of a larger, interconnected and migratory population that occurs broadly in the north-western Indian Ocean. It is inferred that declines reported in the Arabian Sea region are representative of its status in the UAE. Based on fisher interviews, recorded levels of exploitation and decline in habitat quality, it is suspected to have declined by at least 80% over the past three generation lengths, or about 45 years. It is listed as Critically Endangered A2bcd. Based on the continuation of gill net fisheries and nearshore habitat degradation, the species remains under threat, though the ban of its capture in the UAE may have mitigated threats to some degree. Further research is needed on population trends and life history.