James Bond Beach
Overview
James Bond Beach
Oracabessa, St. Mary
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Admission
Local Rate:
Adults: JM$350.00
Children (under 12) & Senior Citizens: JM$200.00
Visitors: US$5.00
Adults: JM$350.00
Children (under 12) & Senior Citizens: JM$200.00
Visitors: US$5.00
Opening Hours
5:00am to 5:00pm
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, 6:00pm
- Beach: James Bond Beach
- Other names: Haggi Beach
- Location: Oracabessa, St. Mary
- Latitude: 18.405933744996158
- Longitude: -76.94907142848893
- Beach length: 60.00 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: Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary
- Opening hours 5:00am to 5:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 51 - 100
- 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: Chris Blackwell
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Golden Eye Resort
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 622-9007
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement:
- Community organization: Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary, Oracabessa Foundation, Oracabessa Fisher's Association
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Local Rate:
Adults: JM$350.00
Children (under 12) & Senior Citizens: JM$200.00
Visitors: US$5.00 - Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: No
- Pets: No
- Facility costs: Volleyball
Football
Race track
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Vending (food)
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Other
Scuba Diving - Family environment: Yes
The beach has lots of space to facilitate activities for kids. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- 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:
- Seawall
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses No
- Sargassum issues: 1
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:
- Gully
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 7 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 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 private waste haulage contractor
- Garbage collection: Once per week