Jackson Bay
Overview
Jackson Bay
Portland Cottage, Clarendon
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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: Donovan Brandon Hay
- Organization: Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
- Survey date & time: 15th January, 2019, 3:45pm
- Beach: Jackson Bay
- Other names:
- Location: Portland Cottage, Clarendon
- Latitude: 17.745308
- Longitude: -77.24197200000003
- Beach length: 950.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Portland Bight Protected Area
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: Not sure
- Attendance on busiest days: Not sure
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Beach Control Authority
- Owner contact
- Name: Beach Control Authority
- Phone: (876) 754-7545
- Mobile:
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement:
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Parties
- Family environment: No
The beach is lonely with no security or lifeguards - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 3 - 5 times per year
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- 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: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Yes
- Wild animals: Crocodiles Sea birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Grasses
- Mangroves
- Names of vegetation: Red Mangrove
Sessuvium
Sporobolus
Ipomea
Canavalia - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 5
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 60% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
- Buildings and/or other permanent structures are below or within 2 - 3 feet of the high tide mark
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Mangrove swamp
- Drainage state: Not applicable
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: Not sure
- Garbage management:
- Garbage is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: