Braco Fishing Beach
Overview
Braco Fishing Beach
Braco, 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: 15th March, 2019, 3:15pm
- Beach: Braco Fishing Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Braco, Trelawny
- Latitude: 18.48382
- Longitude: -77.50748599999997
- Beach length: 40.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 5-10
- Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20
Beach Management
- Beach type: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
- Property owner: Commissioner of Land
- Owner contact
- Name: Commissioner of Land
- Phone: (876) 750-5263
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Horse Riding
- Family environment: No
Very nice location, but no facilities for the family - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: 1
- Offshore structures:
- Groyne
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 70% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Names of vegetation: Sea Grapes
Sea Lettuce
Sea Cotton - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 7
- Sargassum issues: 3
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: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no 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: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- No garbage management
- Garbage collection: