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Farquhars Beach

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Overview

Farquhars Beach

Milk River, Clarendon
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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: D. Brandon Hay
  • Organization: Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
  • Survey date & time: 15th January, 2019, 7:40pm
  • Beach: Farquhars Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Milk River, Clarendon
  • Latitude: 17.849019084630793
  • Longitude: -77.38097302584231
  • Beach length: 450.00 m

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: Yes
  • Fish vending: Yes
  • Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Saturday
  • Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
  • 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: Other
    No arrangements in place for use
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: No
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: No
  • 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
    • Bars
    • Vending (food)

  • Family environment: No
    No lifeguard or safety equipment, no changing rooms or restrooms for visitors
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often:
    • Party days:
      • Public Holidays
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: None
  • Offshore structures:
    • None observed

Animals

  • Domestic animals:
    Chicken
    Goats
    Dogs
  • Sea turtle nests: Not sure
  • Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
  • Wild animals: Sea Birds Crabs

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Beach vines
    • Trees
    • Mangroves
  • Names of vegetation:
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses 2
  • Sargassum issues: 2

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:
    No sewage/wastewater management necessary
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: Not sure
  • Drainage:
    • River
  • Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 3 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: Community member(s)
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: Once per week
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