Long Bay Beach
Overview
Long Bay Beach
Port Antonio, Portland
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
2
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: Francine Cousins
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 24th January, 2019, 7:15pm
- Beach: Long Bay Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Port Antonio, Portland
- Latitude: 18.104333
- Longitude: -76.31661099999997
- Beach length: 2.00 mi
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:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- 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: Mr. Gore & Mr. Shoucair
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- 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: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Craft/souvenir shops
- Horse Riding
- Surfing
- Family environment: Yes
It is relatively safe. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: Once per week
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- 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:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 50% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Seaside Mahoe
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 10
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 30% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 2 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Not sure
- Responsible for garbage: Business owners associated with the beach
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: More than once per week