Lances Bay Fishing Beach
Overview
Lances Bay Fishing Beach
Lucea, Hanover
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
4
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: Kerel Samuels
- Organization: Maryland All Age School
- Survey date & time: 10th January, 2019, 3:45pm
- Beach: Lances Bay Fishing Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Lucea, Hanover
- Latitude: 18.44464
- Longitude: -78.22187300000002
- Beach length: 1.00 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- 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: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: 51 - 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: Hanover Parish Council
- Owner contact
- Name: Hanover Parish Council
- Phone: (876) 956-2947
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Unknown
- 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
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Bars
- Parties
- Vending (food)
- Family environment: Yes
No sign of illegal activities . This is not a nude beach. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: Once or twice per year
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: 5
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
Cats - Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Sea Birds Crabs
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 80% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Mangroves
- Names of vegetation: White Mangrove
Sea Grape Trees
Cotton Trees - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 2
Sand
- Sand color: Dark Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes 3 to 5 feet with about 70% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Drain
- River
- Drainage state: ["Garbage","Foul odor\/smell"]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There is one bin available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are cleaned on the beach/ in the water and the fish waste is packaged for collection
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week