General
Basic Info
- Name: Claudette Moxam
- Organization: Treasure Beach Women's Group Benevolent Society
- Survey date & time: 21st January, 2019, 2:35pm
- Beach: Fort Charles
- Other names:
- Location: Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth
- Latitude: 17.884106623458344
- Longitude: -77.76604818638612
- Beach length: 11.00 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Friday
- Attendance on typical days: 11-20
- Attendance on busiest days: 0 - 20
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: Beach Control Authority/Natural Resources Conservation Authority
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 754-7545
- Mobile:
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Unknown
- Community organization: Treasure Beach Turtle Group 876-304-7778
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits: Fishing permits
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Parties
- Family environment: Yes
Open to all locals and visitors - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: Once or twice per year
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Yes
- Wild animals: Crabs Birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 100% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Names of vegetation: Red Mangrove
White Mangroves
Tulips
Sea Grape Trees
Beach Vines
Mahoe
Tamarind Trees - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 1
- Sargassum issues: 5
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes 3 to 5 feet with about 80% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are no bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 3 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: More than once per week