Hope Bay
Overview
Hope Bay
Hope Bay, Portland
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
3
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: Dwight Bailey
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 7th January, 2019, 4:45pm
- Beach: Hope Bay
- Other names:
- Location: Hope Bay, Portland
- Latitude: 18.20325
- Longitude: -76.56478300000003
- Beach length: 2.00 km
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: Less than 5
- Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20
Beach Management
- Beach type: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
- Property owner: Hope Bay Fisherman's Cooperative
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
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- Management arrangement:
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits: Registered as a fisheing beach
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Parties
- parties
- Family environment: Yes
Open space - 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: 3
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs, Chickens
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Coconut Tree
Ackee Tree - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Coarse
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 10% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Buildings and/or other permanent structures are below or within 2 - 3 feet of the high tide mark
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Raw sewage/wastewater discharged directly into the environment
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 3 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are cleaned on the beach/ in the water and fish waste is left in the environment
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: Once per month