Bluefields Beach Park
General
Basic Info
- Name: Deceita Turner
- Organization: Bluefields Bay Fishermen's Friendly Society
- Survey date & time: 20th March, 2019, 7:13pm
- Beach: Bluefields Beach Park
- Other names: Sabito Beach
- Location: Bluefields, Westmoreland
- Latitude: 18.1744318
- Longitude: -78.03233740000002
- Beach length: 400.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Bluefields Bay Special Fishery Conservation Area
- Opening hours 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Urban Development Cooperation
- Owner contact
- Name: Mr. Odane Ducan
- Phone: (876) 957-5260
- Mobile:
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- Property manager: Urban Development Cooperation
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 955-8266
- Mobile:
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- Management arrangement:
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website: http://www.udcja.com/bluefields-beach
- Facebook:
- Twitter:
- Instagram:
- Permits: Beach license - recreational permit to access the foreshore
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: No
- Pets: No
- Facility costs: Rest room, changing room & shower: $100.00 (adults) and $50.00 (children)
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Restaurants
- Vending (food)
- Vending (craft)
- Family environment: Yes
Visitors can use the beach without any harassment - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Seawall
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 50% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Sea Grape
Seaside Mahoe - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 4
- Sargassum issues: 4
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Septic tank
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 6 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week