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Overview

Fullerswood Beach

Black River, St. Elizabeth
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

1
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: David Gillespie
  • Organization: Black River PDC
  • Survey date & time: 1st December, 2018, 5:40am
  • Beach: Fullerswood Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Black River, St. Elizabeth
  • Latitude: 18.00076416136369
  • Longitude: -77.8373082114258
  • Beach length: 1.00 mi

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: No
  • Fish vending: No
  • Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Not sure
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Not sure
  • Attendance on typical days: Less than 5
  • Attendance on busiest days: Not sure

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Community Beach, i.e. beach designated for use and benefit of adjacent community (with access to the general public)
  • Property owner: Commissioner of Lands
  • Owner contact
    • Name: Mayor Derrick Sangster
    • Phone: (876) 965-2038
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager: St Elizabeth Parish Council
  • Manager contact
    • Name: Mayor Derrick Sangter
    • Phone: (876) 965-2038
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Unknown
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: No
  • Running water: No
  • Toilet: No
  • Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: Not sure
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Other

    No activities
  • Family environment: Yes
    Clear sand area with neighbouring houses.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often: Once or twice per year
    • Party days:
  • 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: Birds

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 20% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
    Tulips
    Sea Grape 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 sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 10% covered with vegetation.
  • Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    No sewage/wastewater management necessary
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: not sure
  • Drainage:
    • Not applicable
  • Drainage state: [""]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 1 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Not sure
  • Responsible for garbage: Not sure
  • Garbage management:
    • Not sure
  • Garbage collection:
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