General
Basic Info
- Name: Bernal Williams
- Organization: Black River PDC
- Survey date & time: 30th November, 2018, 7:50pm
- Beach: Black River Fishing Beach
- Other names: Heavy Sand Fishing Beach
- Location: Black River, St. Elizabeth
- Latitude: 18.028516
- Longitude: -77.86580400000003
- Beach length: 0.25 mi
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: Yes
- Fish vending: Yes
- Commercial activity level: High levels of commercial activity (11 - 20 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: No
- Protected area:
- Opening hours 6:00am to 5:00pm
- Busiest day of the week: Not sure
- 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: St. Elizabeth Municipal Coorperation
- Owner contact
- Name: Mayor Derrick Sangster
- Phone: (876) 965-2088
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Property manager: St. Elizabeth Municipal Cooperation
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 965-2038
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: No
- Running water: No
- Toilet: No
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: No
- Cooking: No
- Pets: No
- Facility costs:
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Fishing
- Boat repair/storage
- Other
Fish vending - Family environment: No
Crocodile habitat - Alcohol: No
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Seawall
- Pier/Jetty
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals: Crocodiles
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Mangroves
- Names of vegetation: Sea Grape Trees
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 3
- Sargassum issues: 2
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Garbage
- Water monitoring: Not sure
- Drainage:
- River
- 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: NSWMA/Parish Council Staff
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Garbage collection: Once every two to three weeks