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Annotto Bay Fishing Beach
Overview
Annotto Bay Fishing Beach
Annotto Bay, St. Mary
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
4/5
Cleanliness rating0/5
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Toilet available
- Food & drinks allowed
- Running water available
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Surveyed by: Oracabessa Marine Trust
- Survey date & time: 30th November, 2018, 5:30am
- Beach: Annotto Bay Fishing Beach
- Closest town: Annotto Bay, St. Mary
- 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
- Opening hours: Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Crowd size on typical days: 11-20
- Crowd size 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
- Property manager: East St. Mary Fishermen Group
- Property manager contact:
- Name: Trevor Bagnold
- Mobile: (876) 458-0404
- Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: None
- Changing room: No
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
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: Alcohol allowed
- Smoking: Smoking allowed
- Parties:
- How often: 2 - 3 times every month
- Party days:
- All days
- Harassment issues: 0 out of 5 rating - No harassment issues reported.
- Illegal activities: None reported.
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Informal settlements: Yes
- Offshore structures:
- Pier/Jetty
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: None reported
- Other animals: None observed
Vegetation
- Vegetation coverage: About 30% coverage observed.
- Vegetation Categories:
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Vegetation names: Coconut
Oil Nut
Dandy Lion
Almond - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrass coverage: None observed in the nearshore
- Sargassum issues: About 30% coverage observed on the beach or in the nearshore
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Coarse
- Sand dunes: None observed.
- Evidence of beach erosion:
- Other
Water Quality
- Sewage & wastewater treatment: Soak-away pit
- Evidence of Marine Pollution: No nearshore pollution observed.
- Water quality monitoring: No
- Drainage features:
- River
- Drainage state:
- Garbage
Garbage Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning on the beach: Fish are cleaned on the beach/ in the water and fish waste is left in the environment
- Responsible for beach cleanliness: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection frequency: Once every two to three weeks