Manchioneal Beach
Overview
Manchioneal Beach
Manchioneal, Portland
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Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
5
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: Jeanelle Irvine
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 24th January, 2019, 6:00pm
- Beach: Manchioneal Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Manchioneal, Portland
- Latitude: 18.046180447276413
- Longitude: -76.27179774499513
- Beach length: 2.00 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- 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: Less than 5
- Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20
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: Unknown
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- 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
- Surfing
- Family environment: Yes
Beach is open and ready to be used - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: More than once per week
- Party days:
- All days
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: 15
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Grasses
- Names of vegetation: Seaside Mahoe
Seaside Morning Glory
Almond Trees
- Vegetation clearing: Not sure if vegetation is being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 7
Sand
- Sand color: Dark Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- River
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 6 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 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