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Overview

Alloa Beach

Discovery Bay, St. Ann
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Admission

Free

Opening Hours

Always open

Websites

Features

3
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: Lauren Creary
  • Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
  • Survey date & time: 6th April, 2019, 9:45pm
  • Beach: Alloa Beach
  • Other names:
  • Location: Discovery Bay, St. Ann
  • Latitude: 18.46408
  • Longitude: -77.39925
  • Beach length: 400.00 ft

Beach Basics

  • Fishing beach: Yes
  • Fish vending: Yes
  • Commercial activity level: High levels of commercial activity (11 - 20 vendors/stalls/business places)
  • Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
  • Protected area: Discovery Bay Fish Sanctuary
  • Opening hours
    Always open
  • Busiest day of the week: Sunday
  • Attendance on typical days: More than 100
  • 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: National Land Agency
  • Owner contact
    • Name:
    • Phone: (876) 946-5263
    • Mobile: (876) 750-5263
    • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Property manager: Alloa Fishermans Cooperative
  • Manager contact
    • Name: Shaun Ascott (AFC Chairman)
    • Phone: (876) 670-0986
    • Mobile: (876) 858-3977
    • Email:
  • Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
  • Community organization: Alloa Fishermans Cooperative
  • Website & social media pages:
    • Website:
    • Facebook:
    • Twitter:
    • Instagram:
  • Permits:

Features

Fees & Facilities

  • Entrance fees:
  • Changing room: Yes
  • Running water: Yes
  • Toilet: Yes
  • Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
  • Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
  • Cooking: Yes
  • Pets: Yes
  • Facility costs:

    Beach chair: $500.00

Activities & Behaviour

  • Activities:
    • Swimming
    • Boat repair/storage
    • Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
    • Restaurants
    • Bars
    • Vending (food)
    • Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)

  • Family environment: Yes
    Calm water. Many families visit
  • Alcohol: Yes
  • Smoking: Yes
  • Parties:
    • How often:
    • Party days:
  • Harassment level: 0
  • Illegal activities: None

Environment

Structures & Dwellings

  • Settlements: 1
  • Offshore structures:
    • None observed

Animals

  • Domestic animals:
    Dogs
  • Sea turtle nests: No
  • Sea turtle poaching: No
  • Wild animals:

Vegetation

  • vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
  • Categories of vegetation:
    • Trees
  • Names of vegetation:
  • Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
  • Seagrasses
  • Sargassum issues: 5

Sand

  • Sand color: White
  • Sand texture: Fine
  • Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
  • Erosion:
    • Exposed tree roots

Utilities

Water Management

  • Sewage & wastewater:
    Soak-away pit
  • Sea pollution:
  • Water monitoring: Yes
  • Drainage:
    • Drain
  • Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.

Waste Management

  • Garbage bins: There are 10 bins available.
  • Cleanliness: Scored 3 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: More than once per week
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