Coral Gardens Beach
General
Basic Info
- Name: Sharlinda Forrester & Christopher May
- Organization: Montego Bay Marine Park Trust
- Survey date & time: 16th January, 2019, 7:30pm
- Beach: Coral Gardens Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Montego Bay, St. James
- Latitude: 18.522308894389873
- Longitude: -77.8641625638794
- Beach length: 163.93 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- Attendance on typical days: Not sure
- Attendance on busiest days: Not sure
Beach Management
- Beach type: Community Beach, i.e. beach designated for use and benefit of adjacent community (with access to the general public)
- Property owner: Community Centre and Coral Gardens Citizens Association
- Owner contact
- Name: Audrey Tenn
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 871-8328
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Community Centre and Coral Gardens Citizens Association
- Manager contact
- Name: Audrey Tenn
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 871-8328
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website:
- Facebook: man_linkfacebook
- Twitter: man_linktwitter
- Instagram: man_linkinstagram
- 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
- Family environment: No
No lifeguard, no running water or restrooms & some sections have sharp rocks - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party 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: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals: Insects
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Names of vegetation: Sea Grape Trees
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 4
- Sargassum issues: 7
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 80% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Raw sewage/wastewater discharged directly into the environment
- Sea pollution:
- Garbage
- Algal bloom(s)
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: ["Garbage","Foul odor\/smell","Algal bloom(s)"]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 3 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: Less than once per month