In recent years, the coastal areas have createdmore than 300 Marineandislandtourismandrecreational zones, with a variety ofMarinefeatures. Marine tourism is now a burgeoning industry.
The global decrease of coastalmarine resources and decline in marine biodiversity will impact countries dependent on coastal fishing, fish-processing industries andtourism causing economic hardship as well as destabilising food security for the 1 billion people who depend on fisheries for most of their protein diet.
The overall effect is to undermine the resilience of marineandcoastal ecosystems, affecting in turn their ability to support coastal livelihoods such as fishing andtourismand their potential role in climate change adaptation and mitigation.