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Prospect Fishing Beach

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Overview

Prospect Fishing Beach

Fair Prospect, Portland
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

4
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: Francine Cousins
  • Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
  • Survey date & time: 8th December, 2018, 2:47am
  • Beach: Prospect Fishing Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Fair Prospect, Portland
  • Latitude: 18.11408970887273
  • Longitude: -76.31659384656984
  • Beach length: 2.00 km

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: Yes
  • Fish vending: Yes
  • Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: No
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Not sure
  • Attendance on typical days: Not sure
  • Attendance on busiest days: More than 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: The Prospect Fisherman Group
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager:
  • Manager contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Unknown
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: Yes
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: Yes
  • Parking: No parking
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: Yes
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Fishing
    • Boat repair/storage
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Parties

  • Family environment: Not sure
    This is a fishing beach and may not be suitable for small children.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often:
    • Party days:
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements:
  • Offshore structures:
    • None observed

Animals

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

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
    Yam
    Coconut Trees
    Palm Trees
    Orange Trees
  • Vegetation clearing: Not sure if vegetation is being cleared.
  • Seagrasses 2
  • Sargassum issues: 1

Sand

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

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    Soak-away pit
  • Sea pollution:
    • Foul odor/smell
    • Algal bloom(s)
  • Water monitoring: Not sure
  • Drainage:
    • River
  • Drainage state: ["Garbage","Algal bloom(s)"]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 10 bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Not sure
  • Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: More than once per week
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