Salem Beach
Overview
Salem Beach
Salem, St. Ann
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Everyday - 9:00am to 5:00pm
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: Ashley Codner/Lauren Creary/Tamoy Singh
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 12th November, 2018, 9:05pm
- Beach: Salem Beach
- Other names: Sharkies Beach
- Location: Salem, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.468484263377505
- Longitude: -77.2988598333435
- Beach length: 297.00 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 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
- 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: National Environment and Planning Agency
- Owner contact
- Name: National Environment and Planning Agency
- Phone: (876) 754-7540
- Mobile:
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Mr Everett Heron and Alwyn Brown
- Manager contact
- Name: Mr. Everett Heron and Alwyn Brown
- Phone: (876) 973-5472
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Lease or other similar contract
- Community organization:
- 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: Diver training facilities
Glass bottom boat - $1,000.00 (locals)
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Motorized watersports
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: Yes
There is a good ambiance and the surroundings are safe. - 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
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: crabs birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Almond tree
Coconut tree
Palm tree - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 3
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: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 3 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