Half Moon Swimming Beach
Overview
Half Moon Swimming Beach
Falmouth, Trelawny
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
1
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: Duncans Bay Citizen Association
- Survey date & time: 21st March, 2019, 4:05pm
- Beach: Half Moon Swimming Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Falmouth, Trelawny
- Latitude: 18.4958225
- Longitude: -77.66066599999999
- Beach length: 200.00 m
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: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 11-20
- Attendance on busiest days: 21 - 50
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner:
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- 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: Yes (less than 10 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Parties
- Vending (food)
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: No
There are no restroom facilities for the family to use - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- 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:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals: Birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 70% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Mangroves
- Names of vegetation: Mangrove
Sea Cotton
Sea Grape Trees
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 2
- Sargassum issues: 8
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Water looks brown
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Gully
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 5 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 1 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week