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Overview

Whitehouse Beach Park

Whitehouse, Westmoreland
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

4
Cleanliness rating
0
Harassment rating
  • Parking available
  • Pets allowed
  • Toilet available
  • Changingroom available
  • Lifeguard station
  • Food & drinks allowed
  • Running water available
  • Cooking allowed

General

Basic Info

  • Name: Deceita Turner
  • Organization: Bluefields Bay Fishermen's Friendly Society
  • Survey date & time: 26th March, 2019, 9:30pm
  • Beach: Whitehouse Beach Park
  • Other names:
    South Sea Park Development
  • Location: Whitehouse, Westmoreland
  • Latitude: 18.089688
  • Longitude: -77.96846600000003
  • Beach length: 0.50 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: Saturday
  • Attendance on typical days: 5-10
  • Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20

Beach Management

  • Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, operating as a public beach (with access to the general public) with or without an entrance fee)
  • Property owner: South Sea Park West Bay Home Owners Association
  • Owner contact
    • Name: Dr. Linda Chidester
    • Phone:
    • Mobile: (876) 383-6982
    • 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:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

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: Yes
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

    Cooking facilities: US$200.00

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Fishing
    • Boat repair/storage
    • Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
    • Parties
    • Motorized watersports

  • Family environment: Yes
    The beach is used by locals .There is no harassment on the beach. Please note there is no lifeguard on this beach.
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often: 3 - 5 times per year
    • Party days:
      • Weekends only
      • Public Holidays
  • 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: Not sure
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals: Birds

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
    Seaside Mahoe
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses 4
  • Sargassum issues: 6

Sand

  • Sand color: White
  • Sand texture: Fine
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    On-site sewage/wastewater treatment plant which discharges into a central sewage line
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: Yes
  • Drainage:
    • Drain
  • Drainage state: ["Garbage"]

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 3 bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 4 out of 5 for cleanliness.
  • Fish cleaning: Fish are cleaned on the beach/ in the water and fish waste is left in the environment
  • Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
  • Garbage management:
    • Garbage collection by NSWMA
  • Garbage collection: Once per week
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