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Blacks Bay Bathing Beach

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Overview

Blacks Bay Bathing Beach

Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

4
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: Livingston Thompson
  • Organization: Bluefields Bay Fishermen's Friendly Society
  • Survey date & time: 2nd December, 2018, 5:05am
  • Beach: Blacks Bay Bathing Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Savanna-La-Mar, Westmoreland
  • Latitude: 18.205911894329486
  • Longitude: -78.13425064086914
  • Beach length: 100.00 yd

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: yes
  • Fish vending: Yes
  • Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area:
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Sunday
  • Attendance on typical days: 51-100
  • Attendance on busiest days: More than 100

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, no access to the general public)
  • Property owner: National Environment and Planning Agency
  • Owner contact
    • Name: National Environment and Planning Agency
    • Phone: (876) 754-7540
    • Mobile:
    • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Property manager: No One
  • Manager contact
    • Name:
    • Phone:
    • Mobile:
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Unknown
  • 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:

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Fishing
    • Boat repair/storage
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Parties
    • Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)

  • Family environment: Yes
    You can take your family on this beach for a cookout.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often: Once or twice per year
    • Party days:
      • Weekends only
      • Public Holidays
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: 3
  • Offshore structures:
    • None observed

Animals

  • Domestic animals:
    Dogs
    Cats
  • Sea turtle nests: Yes
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals: Birds

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
    Seaside Mahoe
    Sea Grape
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 1

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:
    Soak-away pit
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: No
  • Drainage:
    • Drain
  • Drainage state: [""]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 4 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: The business people clean the beach
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: Once per week
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