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Overview

Prospect Beach

Prospect, St. Thomas
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

5
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: Llewelyn Meggs
  • Organization: Yardie Environmental Conservationists Ltd
  • Survey date & time: 31st January, 2019, 6:45pm
  • Beach: Prospect Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Prospect, St. Thomas
  • Latitude: 17.865319118507692
  • Longitude: -76.35116110015872
  • Beach length: 150.00 m

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: No
  • Fish vending: No
  • Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Not sure
  • Attendance on typical days: 5-10
  • 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: Reserved in subdivision
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager: Vivne Thomas
  • Manager contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile: (876) 319-8815
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Lease or other similar contract
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits: Permits for bar and shop

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: Yes
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: Yes
  • Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: Yes
  • Pets: No
  • Facility costs:

    Lounge chairs

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Parties

  • Family environment: Yes
    Families use this beach frequently. There are basic amenities in place. However, no lifeguard is present.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often: Once or twice per year
    • Party days:
      • Weekdays only
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: None
  • Offshore structures:
    • Stone revetment

Animals

  • Domestic animals:
    Dogs
    Cows
    Goats
  • Sea turtle nests: No
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals:

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
    • Shrubs
  • Names of vegetation:
  • Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses 5
  • Sargassum issues: 10

Sand

  • Sand color: Light Brown
  • Sand texture: Fine
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion:
    • Exposed tree roots
    • 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: No
  • Drainage:
    • Gully
  • Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There is one bin available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
  • Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
    • Garbage is burnt in the open
  • Garbage collection: More than once per week
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