Hellshire Bay Beach
Overview
Hellshire Bay Beach
Hellshire, St. Catherine
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
3
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: Ashley Codner and Kevin White
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 1st March, 2019, 6:05pm
- Beach: Hellshire Bay Beach
- Other names: Half Moon Bay Beach
- Location: Hellshire, St. Catherine
- Latitude: 17.89775613016616
- Longitude: -76.89418959484863
- Beach length: 452.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Very high levels of commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Portland Bight Protected Area
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: More than 100
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Urban Development Cooperation
- Owner contact
- Name: Urban Development Cooperation
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 656-8031
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Half Moon Fisherman's Co-operative Society Limited
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Community organization: Half Moon Fisherman's Co-operative Society Limited
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Not sure
- Facility costs: Price varies based on vendor
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Craft/souvenir shops
- Vending (food)
- Vending (craft)
- Horse Riding
- Family environment: Yes
There are activities for kids. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: More than once per week
- Party days:
- All days
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: More than 30
- Offshore structures:
- Groyne
- Seawall
Animals
- Domestic animals: Goats
- Sea turtle nests: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Other
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Damaged hard structures (sea walls, groynes, etc.)
- Buildings and/or other permanent structures are below or within 2 - 3 feet of the high tide mark
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 9 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: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by private waste haulage contractor
- Garbage collection: