General
Basic Info
- Name: D. Brandon Hay
- Organization: Caribbean Coastal Area Management Foundation
- Survey date & time: 15th January, 2019, 7:40pm
- Beach: Farquhars Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Milk River, Clarendon
- Latitude: 17.849019084630793
- Longitude: -77.38097302584231
- Beach length: 450.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- 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: Fishing Beach, i.e. designated by government as one where fishers can bring in the catch and boats
- Property owner:
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager:
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Other
No arrangements in place for use - Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: No
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Vending (food)
- Family environment: No
No lifeguard or safety equipment, no changing rooms or restrooms for visitors - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Public Holidays
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: Chicken
Goats
Dogs - Sea turtle nests: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals: Sea Birds Crabs
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 30% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Mangroves
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 2
- Sargassum issues: 2
Sand
- Sand color: Black
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: No sewage/wastewater management necessary
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- River
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 3 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