The principal economic activity in the Galapagos is tourism, which started in the early 1970s when local people took visitors around on their fishing boats. Over the past three decades the number of visitors has increased to well over 170,000 tourists each year. With the number of visitors and the population increasing, so has the number of boats increased, along with illegal fishing and tour boats. Due to a lack of resources within Galapagos park management, the risk of oil spills are a real threat.
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