General
Basic Info
- Name: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 15th March, 2020, 4:30pm
- Beach: The Cove
- Other names:
- Location: Drax Hall, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.44214182156416
- Longitude: -77.18125508746338
- Beach length: 0.75 km
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: No commercial activity
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area:
- Opening hours Tuesdays-Sundays - 9:00am to 6:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 11-20
- Attendance on busiest days: 51-100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Private beach (privately owned/leased, operating as a public beach (with access to the general public) with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Columbus Cove
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- 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:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecoveatdraxhall/
- Twitter:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecoveatdraxhall/?hl=en
- Permits: Environmental Permit
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Adults: JM$500.00
Children (3 - 12 years): JM$300.00
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (11 - 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Barbeque pit
Thatch roof shelter
Bar
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Bars
- Parties
- Family environment: Yes
A quiet spot with basic facilities for families to enjoy a peaceful day at the beach - 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: Not sure
- Sea turtle poaching: Not sure
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 70% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Seagrapes
- Almond tree
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 9
- Sargassum issues: 4
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: Not applicable
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 2 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager Staff/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Not sure
- Garbage collection: Once per week