Priory Public Beach
General
Basic Info
- Name: Ashley Codner/Lauren Creary/Tamoy Singh
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 12th November, 2018, 8:25pm
- Beach: Priory Public Beach
- Other names: Fantasy Beach
- Location: Priory, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.44464647574622
- Longitude: -77.21965980678709
- Beach length: 471.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Everyday - 10:00am - 11:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 11-20
- 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: St Ann Parish Council
- Owner contact
- Name: St Ann Parish Council
- Phone: (876) 972-2615
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Mr. Phillips
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 375-5850
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Priory-Public-Beach/144749072295213
- Twitter:
- Instagram:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Free
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Lounge Chairs: JM$500
Gazebo - free of cost
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)
- Family environment: Yes
Beach is safe for children. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 3 - 5 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: Dogs
Horses - Sea turtle nests: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals: Crabs
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 50% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Almond tree
- Names of vegetation: Almond Trees
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 1
- Sargassum issues: 2
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:
- Gully
- Civil Heights Community
- Drainage state: ["Garbage","Foul odor\/smell"]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 4 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 NSWMA
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: Once per week