ABSTRACT
Marine tourism is a burgeoning sector of the tourism industry at a global, national, state, and local level. A number of marine sports comprise the marine tourism product, sports such as boating, sailing, fishing, diving, snorkeling, surfing, windsurfing, parasailing, waterskiing, canoeing, kayaking, jet skiing (see Figure 5.1), and jet boat riding. Each type of marine tourism attracts both different and similar types of tourists; involves individuals in varying periods of participation depending on skills and experience levels; accesses different and the same locations for the pursuit of the activity; and uses equipment, which requires either minimal or substantial financial outlay depending on the skill level of the participant(s) and the type of sport tourism pursued.
