General
Basic Info
- Name: Richard McCleary/ Ashley Codner
- Organization: Alligator Pond Citizens Association/JET
- Survey date & time: 16th February, 2019, 3:00pm
- Beach: Alligator Pond
- Other names:
- Location: Alligator Pond, Manchester
- Latitude: 17.867781139034996
- Longitude: -77.5656301865082
- Beach length: 325.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Very high levels of commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- 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: Beach Control Authority
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 754-7540
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Alligator Pond Citizens
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Informal arrangements
- Community organization: Alligator Pond Citizens Association - Mr Nisbeth 876-489-0522; Mr Niel (V. President) 876-398-4434; L Wilson 876-862-7327; R McCleary 876-465-0410; J. Wilson 876-436-6177
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits: NRCA environmental permit/licence issued to Rainforest Seafoods Limited Vol1020 Folio N 622 Licence No L3581 Date Issued August 5 2016
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Parties
- Craft/souvenir shops
- Family environment: Yes
Families come to enjoy the sunset and seafood - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 3 - 5 times per year
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Stone revetment
Animals
- Domestic animals: Goats
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Yes
- Wild animals: Crabs
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 4
- Sargassum issues: 8
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes more than 10 feet with about 70% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
- Buildings and/or other permanent structures are below or within 2 - 3 feet of the high tide mark
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no 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: Once per week