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Great River Fishing Beach

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Overview

Great River Fishing Beach

Great River/Hopewell, St. James
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

1
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: Shavelle Service, Christopher May and Sharlinda Forrester
  • Organization: Montego Bay Marine Park Trust
  • Survey date & time: 22nd January, 2019, 5:00pm
  • Beach: Great River Fishing Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Great River/Hopewell, St. James
  • Latitude: 18.45068902738226
  • Longitude: -77.99044388530274
  • Beach length: 0.00 km

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: Not sure
  • Protected area: Bogue Lagoon Special Fishery Conservation Area
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Saturday
  • Attendance on typical days: Less than 5
  • 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: Urban Development Corporation
  • Owner contact
    • Name: Urban Development Corporation
    • Phone:
    • Mobile: (876) 656-8031
    • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Property manager:
  • Manager contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Unknown
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
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    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: No
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: No
  • Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: Not sure
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Fishing
    • Boat repair/storage
    • Bars

  • Family environment: No
    It is not a safe environment for children as it is a rural setting, messy, abandoned, no restroom to be used and open fires are set.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often:
    • Party days:
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: None
  • Offshore structures:
    • None observed

Animals

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

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 90% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
    • Grasses
    • Shrubs
  • Names of vegetation:
    Palm Trees
    Banana Trees
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 1

Sand

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

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    Not sure
  • Sea pollution:
    • Garbage
  • Water monitoring: No
  • Drainage:
    • Not applicable
  • Drainage state: [""]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There is one bin available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 1 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: NSWMA/Parish Council Staff
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: Once every two to three weeks
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