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Barmouth Beach (Portland Cottage)
Overview
Barmouth Beach (Portland Cottage)
Portland Cottage, Clarendon
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
3/5
Cleanliness rating0/5
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Food & drinks allowed
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Surveyed by: Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
- Survey date & time: 8th April, 2019, 7:30pm
- Beach: Barmouth Beach (Portland Cottage)
- Closest town: Portland Cottage, Clarendon
- Beach length: 120.00 m
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: No
- Protected area: Portland Bight Protected Area
- Opening hours: Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Crowd size on typical days: 21 - 50
- Crowd size on busiest days: 51 - 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Other
Access route partially privately owned - Property owner: Ransford Bartley et. al. owns the access
- Property manager: Unknown
- Management arrangement: Other
- Community organization: Barmouth Fishers Association (Ephemeral Organisation)
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: None
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Boat repair/storage
- Vending (food)
- Other
Net and Fish Pot mending - Family environment: No - It is a landing site and market not used for recreation
- Alcohol: Alcohol allowed
- Smoking: Smoking allowed
- Parties: Not a party venue
- Harassment issues: 0 out of 5 rating - No harassment issues reported.
- Illegal activities: Yes, illegal activities have been reported.
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Informal settlements: Yes
- Offshore structures:
- Stone revetment
- Gabion Baskets
Animals
- Domestic animals: Goats
Dogs
Cats - Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: None reported
- Other animals: None observed
Vegetation
- Vegetation coverage: About 10% coverage observed.
- Vegetation Categories:
- Mangroves
- Other
- Vegetation names: Cassia trees
Capparis trees
Red Mangrove
Black Mangrove
White Mangrove - Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrass coverage: None observed in the nearshore
- Sargassum issues: About 10% coverage observed on the beach or in the nearshore
Sand
- Sand color: No sand
- Sand texture: No sand
- Sand dunes: None observed.
- Evidence of beach erosion:
- Damaged hard structures (sea walls, groynes, etc.)
- Other
Water Quality
- Sewage & wastewater treatment: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Evidence of Marine Pollution: No nearshore pollution observed.
- Water quality monitoring: No
- Drainage features:
- Canals
- Drainage state: None
Garbage Management
- Garbage bins: There are 2 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 3 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning on the beach: Fish are cleaned on the beach/ in the water and fish waste is left in the environment
- Responsible for beach cleanliness: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection frequency: Once per week