Puerto Seco
Overview
Puerto Seco
Discovery Bay, St. Ann
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Admission
Local Rates
Adults: $1,000, Children (5-11yrs): 500
Visitor TRates
Adults: US$10, Children (5-11yrs): S$5
Adults: $1,000, Children (5-11yrs): 500
Visitor TRates
Adults: US$10, Children (5-11yrs): S$5
Opening Hours
8:30am to 5:00pm
Features
5
Cleanliness rating0
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Toilet available
- Changingroom available
- Lifeguard station
- Running water available
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Name: Ashley Codner and Tamoy Singh
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 14th November, 2018, 3:15pm
- Beach: Puerto Seco
- Other names:
- Location: Discovery Bay, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.461707
- Longitude: -77.40040499999998
- Beach length: 217.00 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: Discovery Bay Fish Sanctuary
- Opening hours 8:30am to 5:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: More than 100
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, operating as a public beach (with access to the general public) with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Kaiser Bauxite Company
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Guardsman Hospitality Limited
- Manager contact
- Name: Rory Baugh
- Phone: (876) 670-0128
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Lease or other similar contract
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/puertosecobeachja/
- Twitter:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/puertosecobeachja/
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Local Rates
Adults: $1,000, Children (5-11yrs): 500
Visitor TRates
Adults: US$10, Children (5-11yrs): S$5 - Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: No
- Cooking: No
- Pets: No
- Facility costs: Swimming pool
Cabana: JM$10,000
Lounge chair: JM$500
Umbrella: JM$500
Locker: JM$500
Water course: JM$1,000/person/hr
Glass bottom boat (45 mins): JM$1,000.00
Snorkeling (1 hr): JM$2,000
Paddle boat (35 mins): JM$2,000
Kayak (35 mins): JM$2,000
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Craft/souvenir shops
- Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)
- Non-motorized watersports
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Water-themed amusement rides (e.g. water slide, inflatable obstacle course, trampoline)
- Family environment: Yes
Marketed as a family beach; there are strict dress and behavioral codes to preserve the beach goer experience. The water is shallow and calm as the beach is located in a protected bay. Lifeguards are present. There are activities for all age groups. - 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:
- Pier/Jetty
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Jack fish Snapper fish Sting rays
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Palm Trees
- Vegetation clearing: No 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: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Septic tank
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Gully
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 10 bins 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 private waste haulage contractor
- Garbage collection: More than once per week