USA POSITIVE OCEANS
USA’s overall Positive Oceans Index score is 6.4, ranking it in 13th place out of 30 countries.
The country has high scores for Marine Biodiversity at 7.9 and Marine Protection and Conservation at 7.5.
The has an average Coastal Tourism Densities at 598 tourists per coastal kilometer and a Marine Estate Pressure at 16 people per square kilometer. Nearly 40% of the country’s population lives near the coasts. All of this show that its coastal and marine assets are equally solicited by tourism and local inhabitants.
At A Glance
8'591'493 km2
Total Marine Estate
37.4%
Marine Protected Areas
4
Sustainable Marine Parks
598
Coastal Tourism Density
16
Recreational Marine
Estate Pressure
USA Oceans Scores
biodiversity
diversity of marine species and habitat from recreational perspective
infrastructure
Coastal Tourism Density (number of visitors per coastal kilometre) coastal industries, cruises, waste, water, sanitation.
activites
Recreational Marine Estate Pressure (number of people claiming the marine state by square kilometre) Leisure activities, water sports, etc
conservation
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), fishing impact and conservation legislation
overall score
location ranking
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