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Billy's Bay Beach
Overview
Billy's Bay Beach
Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth
0.0
Admission
FreeOpening Hours
Always open
Websites
Features
5/5
Cleanliness rating0/5
Harassment rating- Parking available
- Pets allowed
- Food & drinks allowed
- Cooking allowed
General
Basic Info
- Surveyed by: Treasure Beach Women's Group Benevolent Society
- Survey date & time: 12th January, 2019, 4:10pm
- Beach: Billy's Bay Beach
- Closest town: Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth
- Beach length: 2.00 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Not sure
- Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Opening hours: Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Friday
- Crowd size on typical days: 11-20
- Crowd size on busiest days: 21 - 50
Beach Management
- Beach type: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
- Property owner: Beach Control Authority/Natural Resources Conservation Authority
- Property owner contact:
- Phone: (876) 754-7544
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Unknown
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Permits: Fishing licenses/permits; Tour operators permits
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: None
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Bars
- Family environment: Yes - Locals and visitors socializing together
- Alcohol: Alcohol allowed
- Smoking: Smoking allowed
- Parties: Not a party venue
- Harassment issues: 0 out of 5 rating - No harassment issues reported.
- Illegal activities: None reported.
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Informal settlements: None identified
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Yes
- Other animals: Birds
Sea Crabs
Vegetation
- Vegetation coverage: About 80% coverage observed.
- Vegetation Categories:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Vegetation names: Sea Side Mahoe
Grape Trees
Oil Nut
Palms Trees
Coconut Trees - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrass coverage: None observed in the nearshore
- Sargassum issues: About 10% coverage observed on the beach or in the nearshore
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes 6 to 10 feet with about 80% covered with vegetation.
- Evidence of beach erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
Water Quality
- Sewage & wastewater treatment: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Evidence of Marine Pollution: No nearshore pollution observed.
- Water quality monitoring: Yes
- Drainage features:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: Not applicable
- Drainage state: None
Garbage Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning on the beach: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for beach cleanliness: Community member(s)
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection frequency: Once per week