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Overview

Harbour Head Beach

Harbour View, Kingston
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Weekdays: 11:00am to 12:30am
Weekends: 11:00am to 2:00am

Websites

Features

5
Cleanliness rating
0
Harassment rating
  • Parking available
  • Pets allowed
  • Toilet available
  • Changingroom available
  • Lifeguard station
  • Running water available
  • Cooking allowed

General

Basic Info

  • Name: Ashley Codner/ Kevin White
  • Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
  • Survey date & time: 28th February, 2019, 6:40pm
  • Beach: Harbour Head Beach
  • Other names:
    Danny's Marina
  • Location: Harbour View, Kingston
  • Latitude: 17.953951
  • Longitude: -76.72528699999998
  • Beach length: 0.00 km

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: No
  • Fish vending: No
  • Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: No
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Weekdays: 11:00am to 12:30am
    Weekends: 11:00am to 2:00am
  • Busiest day of the week: Friday
  • Attendance on typical days: More than 100
  • Attendance on busiest days: More than 100

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, operating as a public beach (with access to the general public) with or without an entrance fee)
  • Property owner: Danny Davis
  • Owner contact
    • Name: Danny Davis
    • Phone:
    • Mobile: (876) 290-6701
    • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Property manager: Danny Davis
  • Manager contact
    • Name: Danny Davis
    • Phone:
    • Mobile: (876) 290-6701
    • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Management arrangement: Employee
    Owner manages property
  • Community organization:
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dannysmarinaja/
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/1014642236/dannys-marina-sports-bar-seafood-restaurant/?hl=en
  • Permits: Erecting seawall, liquor license, entertainment license

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: No
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: Yes
  • Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: No
  • Cooking: No
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Parties

  • Family environment: Yes
    Visitors often bring their kids. Clean music is played- pop and reggae
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: No
  • Parties:
    • How often: 3 - 5 times per year
    • Party days:
      • All 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
  • Names of vegetation:
    Red Mangroves
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 1

Sand

  • Sand color: No sand
  • Sand texture: No sand
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion:
    • Other

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    Soak-away pit
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: No
  • Drainage:
    • Not applicable
  • Drainage state: [""]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 5 bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
  • Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by private waste haulage contractor
  • Garbage collection: Once per week
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