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The large boat is anchored off a popular Mexican family beach at Los Ayala. The boat is used for taking out tourists.
Tourism boat
The coastal town of Los Ayala is very popular with Mexican visitors who come to enjoy a day at the beach. Vendors sell boat tours, merchandise, and food such as these fresh pineapples and mangos.
Vendor sells fresh fruit
Overlooks are common along the roads that run through Shenandoah National Park. These overlooks are managed to maintain views of the valleys and mountains of Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Overlooks
Overlooks are common along the roads that run through Shenandoah National Park. These overlooks are managed to maintain views of the valleys and mountains of Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Overlooks
Overlooks are common along the roads that run through Shenandoah National Park. These overlooks are managed to maintain views of the valleys and mountains of Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park, VA.
Overlooks
Diagram showing features of and threats to Darwin Harbour.
Diagram showing features of and threats to Darwin…
Dolphin Show tank at the National Aquarium in Baltimore's Inner Harbour
Dolphin Show
Camels can provide transportation for both people and cargo in the desert, but in this case they are used for tourism.
Camel
These magnifying glasses give a view of Chesapeake Bay and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.
Look far and wide
Tourists beachside on the ocean-side beach of Assateague Island, Maryland
Assateague Island public beach
Spray Provinicial Park, Alberta
Bighorn sheep traffic jam
Tourists swimming and sitting beachside on the ocean-side beach of Assateague Island, Maryland
Assateague Island public beach
Looking out over the the wetlands from a vehicle in Virginia, USA
Virginia Wetlands
Marine and coastal resources and habitats are used more intensively and thus, are degraded. In addition, global climate change is affects coasts and oceans. Traditional single-sector management is no longer adequate, and governance systems are struggling to keep up with modern technology and practices. In many cases, these conditions have led to unsustainable development. The goal of marine conservation is to address these challenges by promoting sustainable development and resource use.
Sustainable vs. unsustainable development
Illustration of casino
Hospitality: casino
Illustration of seafood restaurant
Hospitality: seafood restaurant
Illustration of visitor center
Hospitality: visitor center
Shell Beach on St. Barths is a popular tourist destination, a short walk from Gustavia. As a result, an excess of cigarette butts is an on-going challenge.
Beach litter sign at Shell Beach
View of the inner harbor of Gustavia on the island of St. Barths.
Inner harbor of St Barths
Excess is the name of the game on the island of St. Barths.
Megayachts of St Barths
ÃŽle Fourche, an uninhabited island and a marine park, is situated between St. Barths and St. Martin.
View of anchorage taken on ÃŽle Fourche
Ile Fourche, an uninhabited island and a marine park, is situated between St. Barths and St. Martin.
View of St. Barths taken from ÃŽle Fourche
Illustration of economic indicators shown by canoe and shellfish harvest
Economic indicators
A group of people fishing off of a boat in the Ocean City's Southern Harbor.
Fishing in Maryland's Coastal Bays
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