..8'719 tourists per coastal kilometer and high Marine Estate Pressure at 1'609 people per square kilometer.

The island also receives nearly 50 times more cruise ship passengers than its local population.

This shows that its coastal and marine assets are over-solicited by tourism. As elsewhere in Mexico, Cozumel has experienced rapid coastal and marine tourism growth over the past decades which has led to the development to mass tourism resorts and related activities.