General
Basic Info
- Name: D. Brandon Hay
- Organization: Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
- Survey date & time: 8th April, 2019, 7:30pm
- Beach: Barmouth Beach (Portland Cottage)
- Other names:
- Location: Portland Cottage, Clarendon
- Latitude: 17.74683978114035
- Longitude: -77.23835489965819
- Beach length: 120.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Moderate levels of commercial activity (6 - 10 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: No
- Protected area: Portland Bight Protected Area
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: 51 - 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Other
Access route partially privately owned - Property owner: Ransford Bartley et. al. owns the access
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Other
The partial owner and local fishers keep the beach clean - Community organization: Barmouth Fishers Association (Ephemeral Organisation)
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Boat repair/storage
- Vending (food)
- Other
Net and Fish Pot mending - Family environment: No
It is a landing site and market not used for recreation - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements:
- Offshore structures:
- Stone revetment
- Gabion Baskets
Animals
- Domestic animals: Goats
Dogs
Cats - Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Mangroves
- Other
- Names of vegetation: Cassia trees
Capparis trees
Red Mangrove
Black Mangrove
White Mangrove - Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: No sand
- Sand texture: No sand
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Damaged hard structures (sea walls, groynes, etc.)
- Other
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Canals
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 2 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 is burnt in the open
- Garbage collection: Once per week