General
Basic Info
- Name: Ashley Codner/Lauren Creary/Tamoy Singh
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 26th November, 2018, 7:00pm
- Beach: Ocho Rios Bay Beach
- Other names: Turtle River Beach
Turtle Beach - Location: Ocho Rios, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.408491
- Longitude: -77.10706800000003
- Beach length: 343.00 m
Beach Basics
- Fishing beach: No
- Fish vending: No
- Commercial activity level: Low levels of commercial activity (1 - 5 vendors/stalls/business places)
- Swimming/bathing beach: Yes
- Protected area: Ocho Rios Marine Park
- Opening hours 8:30am to 6:00pm (ticket sales end at 4:30pm)
- Busiest day of the week: Saturday
- Attendance on typical days: 21 - 50
- Attendance on busiest days: More than 100
Beach Management
- Beach type: Public beach (government owned, with access to the general public, with or without an entrance fee)
- Property owner: Urban Development Corporation
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 656-8031
- Mobile:
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- Property manager: St. Andrew Development Company
- Manager contact
- Name: Hirpha Barret
- Phone: (876) 974-6469
- Mobile:
- Email:
- Management arrangement:
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Website: http://www.udcja.com/ocho-rios-bay-beach
- Facebook:
- Twitter:
- Instagram:
- Permits: Fire certificateAmusement licenceConcessionaires have spirit licences
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees: Adults (13+yrs old): JM$200 (local)/US$3.00 (visitor)
Children (4-12yrs): JM$100 (local)/US$1.00 (visitor) - Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (more than 50 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: No
- Facility costs: Picnic tables: free of charge
Beach lounge chairs: US$5.00
Glass Bottom Boat Tour: US$30.00
Snorkeling: US$40.00
Snorkeling & Bottom Boat Tour: US$50.00
Para-sail: US$100.00
Note: Prices in USD may be paid in the JMD equivalent at Bank Of Jamaica daily exchange rate
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
- Parties
- Vending (personal care - braiding, massages, etc.)
- Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: Yes
Beach is very clean. There are lifeguards on duty. The beach is located in a calm bay - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: No
- Parties:
- How often: 6 - 11 times per year
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- Pier/Jetty
Animals
- Domestic animals: No domestic animals are on the beach.
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 40% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Grasses
- Shrubs
- Names of vegetation: Almond Trees
Coconut Trees
Noni Trees - Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 1
Sand
- Sand color: Light Brown
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes less than 3 feet with about 90% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion: There are no evidence of erosion.
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Not sure
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 14 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 out of 5 for cleanliness.
- Fish cleaning: Fish are not cleaned on the beach
- Responsible for garbage: Beach Manager/Caretaker
- Garbage management:
- Garbage collection by NSWMA
- Plastics separated for recycling
- Garbage collection: More than once per week