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Overview

Beauchamp

Lionel Town, 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: Donovan Brandon Hay
  • Organization: Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
  • Survey date & time: 15th January, 2019, 6:35pm
  • Beach: Beauchamp
  • Other names:
    Knightis
  • Location: Lionel Town, Clarendon
  • Latitude: 17.823
  • Longitude: -77.32963899999999
  • Beach length: 150.00 m

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: Yes
  • Fish vending: Not sure
  • Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Not sure
  • Protected area: Portland Bight Protected Area
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Sunday
  • Attendance on typical days: Not sure
  • Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
  • Property owner: Unknown
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
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  • Property manager:
  • Manager contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
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  • Management arrangement:
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
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  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: No
  • Running water: No
  • 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

  • Family environment: No
    No lifeguard or security, Isolated location
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often:
    • Party days:
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: 6
  • Offshore structures:
    • None observed

Animals

  • Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
  • Sea turtle nests: Not sure
  • Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
  • Wild animals: Sea birds; Crocodiles

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 80% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Beach vines
    • Trees
    • Grasses
    • Shrubs
    • Mangroves
  • Names of vegetation:
    Red Mangrove
    Black Mangroves
    Beach Mahoe
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 2

Sand

  • Sand color: Black
  • Sand texture: Fine
  • Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 80% covered with vegetation.
  • Erosion:
    • Other

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    No sewage/wastewater management necessary
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: Yes
  • Drainage:
    • Gully
    • Swamp
  • Drainage state: ["Garbage"]

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 is burnt in the open
  • Garbage collection:
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