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Overview

Shan Shy

Port Antonio, Portland
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

10:00am to 5:00pm
Restaurant closes at 10:00pm

Websites

Features

4
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: Francine Cousins
  • Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
  • Survey date & time: 7th November, 2018, 8:15pm
  • Beach: Shan Shy
  • Other names:
  • Location: Port Antonio, Portland
  • Latitude: 18.18883779348194
  • Longitude: -76.46690463772586
  • Beach length: 250.00 ft

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: No
  • Fish vending: No
  • Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    10:00am to 5:00pm
    Restaurant closes at 10:00pm
  • Busiest day of the week: Sunday
  • Attendance on typical days: 11-20
  • 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: Rodrick Dawkins and Jenifer Ming
  • Owner contact
    • Name: Rodrick Dawkins and Jenifer Ming
    • Phone:
    • Mobile: (876) 435-4382
    • Email:
  • Property manager:
  • Manager contact
    • Name: Jenifer Ming
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Management arrangement: Employee
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits: Amusement license,Spirit license

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: Yes
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: Yes
  • Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: No
  • Pets: No
  • Facility costs:
    Donation fee: JM$50.00

    Umbrellas
    Chairs
    Lounge chairs
    Cooking facilities
    Ggazebos
    Themed amusement ride
    Beach balls / toys/games

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Parties
    • Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)
    • Non-motorized watersports
    • Water-themed amusement rides (e.g. water slide, inflatable obstacle course, trampoline)

  • Family environment: Yes
    Beach management is structured. There are facilities for the family to use. The beach is clean.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: No
  • Parties:
    • How often: 3 - 5 times per year
    • Party days:
      • Weekends only
  • 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: No
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals:

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
    Almond Trees
    Royal Palm Trees
  • Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses 1
  • Sargassum issues: 1

Sand

  • Sand color: Light Brown
  • Sand texture: Coarse
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    On-site sewage/wastewater treatment plant which discharges into a central sewage line
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: Yes
  • Drainage:
    • Not applicable
  • Drainage state: [""]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 7 bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 4 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 collection: More than once per week
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