Winnifred Beach
General
Basic Info
- Name: Francine Cousins
- Organization: Alligator Head Foundation
- Survey date & time: 14th February, 2019, 5:40am
- Beach: Winnifred Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Port Antonio, Portland
- Latitude: 18.169893129201036
- Longitude: -76.37547791003419
- Beach length: 850.00 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:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: 51 - 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Community Beach, i.e. beach designated for use and benefit of adjacent community (with access to the general public)
- Property owner: Urban Development Corporation
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 656-8031
- Mobile:
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- Property manager: Free Winnifred Benevolent Society
- Manager contact
- Name: Nino Sciuto
- Phone:
- Mobile:
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- Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
- Community organization: Free Winnifred Benevolent Society
- Website & social media pages:
- Website: http://www.free-winnifred.com/
- Facebook:
- Twitter:
- Instagram:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Contributions are accepted
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: No
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Chairs
Tables
Beach balls
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Vending (food)
- Vending (craft)
- Vending (personal care - braiding, massages, etc.)
- Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)
- Horse Riding
- Surfing
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: Yes
The beach is welcoming , families can come and have fun. There is ample parking, lifeguards on duty and rest room facilities. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 3 - 5 times per year
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Yes
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Almond Trees
Sea Cotton Trees
Sea Grape Trees
Duppy soursop - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 5
- Sargassum issues: 8
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: No
- Drainage:
- River
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 20 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once per week