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Cardiff Hall Public Beach

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Overview

Cardiff Hall Public Beach

Runaway Bay, St. Ann
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

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: Ashley Codner/Lauren Creary/ Tamoy Singh
  • Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
  • Survey date & time: 12th November, 2018, 10:15pm
  • Beach: Cardiff Hall Public Beach
  • Other names:
    Flavours Beach
    Runaway Bay Beach
  • Location: Runaway Bay, St. Ann
  • Latitude: 18.4644832
  • Longitude: -77.32865379999998
  • Beach length: 81.00 m

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: No
  • Fish vending: No
  • Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Sunday
  • Attendance on typical days: 21-50
  • Attendance on busiest days: More than 100

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
  • Property owner: St Ann Parish Council
  • Owner contact
    • Name: St Ann Parish Council
    • Phone: (876) 972-2616
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Property manager: St Ann Parish Council
  • Manager contact
    • Name: St Ann Parish Council
    • Phone: (876) 972-2616
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Management 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 (more than 50 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: No
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:
    (Facilities at Flavour's Restaurant)
    Restroom: $100 JMD
    Shower: $200 JMD

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Vending (craft)

  • Family environment: Yes
    clean music, smoking restricted
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often:
    • Party days:
  • 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: No
  • Sea turtle poaching:
  • Wild animals:

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
    • Grasses
    • Shrubs
  • Names of vegetation:
    Almond Tree
    Sea Lettuce
  • 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: There are no evidence of erosion.

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    Soak-away pit
  • Sea pollution:
    • Foul odor/smell
  • Water monitoring: Not sure
  • Drainage:
    • Gully
  • Drainage state: ["Garbage","Oil slick"]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 6 bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
  • Responsible for garbage: NSWMA/Parish Council Staff
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: Once per week
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