Great River Fishing Beach
Overview
Great River Fishing Beach
Great River/Hopewell, St. James
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
1
Cleanliness rating0
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:
- 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