Tel Tanninim was the target of looting in the 1990s, and was again damaged in December 2010 by a heavy winter storm.[10] Archaeological remains at the northern part of the mound are exposed to weathering by the sea, which makes protection and conservation measures necessary.[11] An artificial flood plain was set up on the northern side of the restored Ottoman bridge, in order to protect it from high water levels of Nahal Tanninim, .[3]