Paggee Beach
Overview
Paggee Beach
Port Maria, St. Mary
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
3
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: David Murray
- Organization: Oracabessa Marine Trust
- Survey date & time: 28th November, 2018, 3:00pm
- Beach: Paggee Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Port Maria, St. Mary
- Latitude: 18.37048
- Longitude: -76.88572199999999
- Beach length: 230.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 21-50
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
- Property owner: St Mary Municipal Corporation
- Owner contact
- Name: St Mary Municipal Corporation
- Phone: (876) 994-2901
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Local Fishermen
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Other
Fishers manage the areas they use. There is no formal agreement with St Mary Municipal Corporation - Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: No
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Toilets are opened for events. A fee of JM$50 is charged .
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Vending (personal care - braiding, massages, etc.)
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: Yes
Many families use the beach for recreation. It is safe and scenic - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 2 - 3 times every month
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: 10
- Offshore structures:
- Drains
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals: Pelican Boobie Sting ray Manatee
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 50% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Almond Trees
Coconut Trees - Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 8
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 70% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Other
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Drain
- River
- Drainage state: ["Garbage"]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 3 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: Fishers
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA;Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: Once per week