Oracabessa Bay
Overview
Oracabessa Bay
Oracabessa, St. Mary
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
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: David Murray
- Organization: Oracabessa Marine Trust
- Survey date & time: 10th December, 2018, 2:30pm
- Beach: Oracabessa Bay
- Other names: Dock Yard
- Location: Oracabessa, St. Mary
- Latitude: 18.407056
- Longitude: -76.94698299999999
- Beach length: 370.00 ft
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: 21 - 50
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:
- Owner contact
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- Property manager: Local Fishermen
- Manager contact
- Name:
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- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Community organization: Oracabessa Foundation, Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary, Oracabessa Fisher's Association
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storgae
- Family environment: Yes
The beach is clean and spacious; however, there is no lifeguard on duty - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
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- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Groyne
- Seawall
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: Not sure if vegetation is being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 2
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- 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 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are cleaned in an enclosed area on the beach and the fish waste is dumped in the environment
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week