Rocky Point
Overview
Rocky Point
Morant, St. Thomas
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
5
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: Jaedon Lawe
- Organization: Yardie Environmental Conservationists Ltd
- Survey date & time: 31st January, 2019, 4:25pm
- Beach: Rocky Point
- Other names:
- Location: Morant, St. Thomas
- Latitude: 17.884737
- Longitude: -76.273235
- Beach length: 1.00 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: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 -50
- Attendance on busiest days: 51 - 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:
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
- Community organization: Fisherman Cooperative
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
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: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Vending (food)
- Family environment: Yes
No harassment, low cost, lots of space, good swimming beach, water is clear - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 6 - 11 times per year
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Mangroves
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses No
- Sargassum issues: 10
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: Not applicable
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 10 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 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: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: Less than once per month