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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

Opening Hours

5:00am to 5:00pm

Websites

Features

5
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: 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:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • 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
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