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Bryan's Bay Beach

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Overview

Bryan's Bay Beach

Port Antonio, Portland
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

3
Cleanliness rating
0
Harassment rating
  • Parking available
  • Pets allowed
  • Toilet available
  • Changingroom available
  • Lifeguard station
  • Food & drinks allowed
  • Running water available
  • Cooking allowed

General

Basic Info

  • Name: Francine Cousins
  • Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
  • Survey date & time: 10th December, 2018, 5:40am
  • Beach: Bryan's Bay Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Port Antonio, Portland
  • Latitude: 18.188864891210834
  • Longitude: -76.46701128687744
  • Beach length: 0.00 km

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: Yes
  • Fish vending: Yes
  • Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Not sure
  • Attendance on typical days: Not sure
  • Attendance on busiest days: 51-100

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
  • Property owner:
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager:
  • Manager contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Unknown
  • Community organization: Bryan's Bay Fisherman Association, Newton McLeary (876) 850-7605
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: Yes
  • Running water: No
  • Toilet: Yes
  • Parking: No parking
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: Yes
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Fishing
    • Boat repair/storage
    • Restaurants
    • Craft/souvenir shops
    • Vending (food)

  • Family environment: Yes
    Yes
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often: 3 - 5 times per year
    • Party days:
      • Weekends only
      • Public Holidays
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: 3
  • Offshore structures:
    • Seawall
    • None observed

Animals

  • Domestic animals:
    Dogs
  • Sea turtle nests: No
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals:

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
    Almond Tree
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses 8
  • Sargassum issues: 1

Sand

  • Sand color: Black
  • Sand texture: Fine
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    Not sure
  • Sea pollution:
    • Garbage
    • Algal bloom(s)
  • Water monitoring: Not sure
  • Drainage:
    • Drain
  • Drainage state: ["Garbage","Foul odor\/smell"]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 3 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Fish are cleaned on the beach/ in the water and fish waste is left in the environment
  • Responsible for garbage: No one
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
    • No garbage management
  • Garbage collection: More than once per week
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