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Rock Fishing Beach

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Overview

Rock Fishing Beach

Falmouth, Trelawny
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

2
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: 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:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • 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
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