Buff Bay Fishing Beach
Overview
Buff Bay Fishing Beach
Buff Bay, Portland
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
2
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: Francine Cousins
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 19th December, 2018, 4:30pm
- Beach: Buff Bay Fishing Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Buff Bay, Portland
- Latitude: 18.238114525603972
- Longitude: -76.6564383036133
- Beach length: 1.50 km
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Not sure
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- 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: Not sure
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:
- Community organization: Buff Bay Fishermans Cooperative
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits: Permits for fishing
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Bathroom for persons purchasing fish
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Family environment: No
It is a fishing beach, not suitable for bathing - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: Once or twice 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: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Coconut Tree
Seaside Morning Glory - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Rock
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes 3 to 5 feet with about 60% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Other
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 2 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are cleaned in an enclosed area on the beach and the fish waste is packaged for collection
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker Fishermen also responsible
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week