Murdock
Overview
Murdock
Oracabessa, St. Mary
0.0
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, 7:00pm
- Beach: Murdock
- Other names: River Mouth
- Location: Oracabessa, St. Mary
- Latitude: 18.402224897215827
- Longitude: -76.95163544393313
- Beach length: 120.00 m
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: Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: 21 - 50
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: St. Mary Parish Council
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Oracabessa Fisher's Association
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Unknown
Fishermen - Community organization: Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary, Oracabessa Foundation, Oracabessa Fisher's Association
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- 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
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Family environment: Yes
The beach has space for persons - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 6 - 11 times per year
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements:
- Offshore structures:
- Groyne
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Yes
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Damaged hard structures (sea walls, groynes, etc.)
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- River
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 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: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: