Frenchman's Cove
General
Basic Info
- Name: Jeanelle Irvine
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 12th February, 2019, 8:10pm
- Beach: Frenchman's Cove
- Other names:
- Location: Port Antonio, Portland
- Latitude: 18.175489
- Longitude: -76.400128
- Beach length: 200.00 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: East Portland Fishing Sanctuary
- Opening hours 9:00am to 5:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
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: Galvin Weston
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: Angella Bolton-Trowers
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 993-7270
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Management arrangement: Employee
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website: https://frenchmanscove.com/
- Facebook:
- Twitter:
- Instagram:
- Permits: Interviewee was unaware of the nature of the permits
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Adults: $800.00
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: No
- Cooking: No
- Pets: No
- Facility costs: Chairs
Lounge chairs
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)
- Family environment: Yes
The beach is secure and lifeguards are present. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 6 - 11 times per year
- Party days:
- All days
- 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: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 20% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Coconut Trees
Palm Trees - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 1
- Sargassum issues: 3
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: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- River
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 10 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 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