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Even if you’ve never been, you’ve certainly heard of snorkeling. Snorkeling is an incredibly popular activity that is advertised as a great beach experience in travel destinations all over the world. But why is snorkeling so popular? Let’s take a look at a few different reasons why places across the world want you to snorkel on their beaches.One of the biggest appeals of snorkeling is the ability to observe the beautiful and diverse underwater world. When you snorkel, you can see underwater locations and sights like coral, the reef, and unique spots like shipwrecks and wildlife gathering areas. (Maharja ,2022)

Engaging with natural environments benefits human health by providing opportunities for social interactions, enhancing mental wellbeing and enabling outdoor spaces for physical exercise. Open water swimming has seen a rapid increase in popularity, partly due to the physical health benefits it can provide but also with the growing interest in (re)connecting with nature for environment-health interactions. Using a national-scale online survey of 717 open water swimmers, the aim of this study was to investigate patterns and trends in the perceived benefits and risks of open water swimming to both public health and the environment; and to understand whether these perceived risks and benefits vary across different typologies of swimmers and open water, or ‘blue space’, environments. (Oliver D.M., McDougall C.W., Robertson T., Grant B., Hanley N. & Quilliam R.S.,2023)