Rock Fishing Beach
Overview
Rock Fishing Beach
Falmouth, Trelawny
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
2
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: Sandra Thorpe-James
- Organization: Duncan Bay Citizen Association
- Survey date & time: 8th March, 2019, 7:05pm
- Beach: Rock Fishing Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Falmouth, Trelawny
- Latitude: 18.498197815720665
- Longitude: -77.6611965793457
- Beach length: 25.00 ft
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: No
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 5-10
- Attendance on busiest days: 21 - 50
Beach Management
- Beach type: Unknown
- Property owner:
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Herbert Mowatt
- Manager contact
- Name: Herbert Mowatt
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 527-9323
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Toilets: JM$50.00
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
- Restaurants
- Family environment: No
This beach is not suitable for small children. There are basic amenities in place;however, no lifeguard is present. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Pier/Jetty
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Not sure
- Sand texture: Not sure
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Garbage
- Algal bloom(s)
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- River
- Drainage state: ["Garbage","Algal bloom(s)","Mud"]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 2 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 2 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: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: More than once per week