MEXICO POSITIVE OCEANS
Mexico’s overall Positive Oceans Index score is 6.7, ranking it in 6st place out of 30 countries
Mexico ranks 1st in Marine Conservation and Protection with a score of 8.4, showing that the country is dedicated to preserve its marine estate and assets.
However, it has a high Coastal Tourism Densities at 1’739 tourists per coastal kilometer and a lower Marine Estate Pressures at 19 people per square kilometer. It also has 3 times as many cruise shop passengers as its coastal population. This show that its coastal and marine assets are more solicited by tourism and less by its local inhabitants. The country has experiences rapid coastal and marine tourism growth over the past decades which has led to the development to mass tourism resorts and related attritions.
At A Glance
3'186'921.6 km2
Total Marine Estate
19.7%
Marine Protected Areas
5
Sustainable Marine Parks
1'739
Coastal Tourism Density
19
Recreational Marine
Estate Pressure