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Annotto Bay Fishing Beach

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Overview

Annotto Bay Fishing Beach

Annotto Bay, St. Mary
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

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: Inilek Wilmot
  • Organization: Oracabessa Marine Trust
  • Survey date & time: 30th November, 2018, 5:30am
  • Beach: Annotto Bay Fishing Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Annotto Bay, St. Mary
  • Latitude: 18.27057169315494
  • Longitude: -76.77412391982114
  • Beach length: 100.00 yd

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: Yes
  • Fish vending: Yes
  • Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Sunday
  • Attendance on typical days: 11-20
  • Attendance on busiest days: More than 100

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
  • Property owner: St Mary Parish Council
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager: East St. Mary Fishermen Group
  • Manager contact
    • Name: Trevor Bagnold
    • Phone:
    • Mobile: (876) 458-0404
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • 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/storage
    • Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
    • Bars
    • Parties

  • Family environment: Yes
    Families use it
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often: 2 - 3 times every month
    • Party days:
      • All days
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements:
  • Offshore structures:
    • Pier/Jetty

Animals

  • Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
  • Sea turtle nests: No
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals:

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
    • Shrubs
  • Names of vegetation:
    Coconut
    Oil Nut
    Dandy Lion
    Almond
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 3

Sand

  • Sand color: Black
  • Sand texture: Coarse
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion:
    • Other

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    Soak-away pit
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: No
  • Drainage:
    • River
  • Drainage state: ["Garbage"]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 4 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: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: Once every two to three weeks
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