General
Basic Info
- Name: Sandra Thorpe-James
- Organization: Duncan Bay Citizen Association
- Survey date & time: 10th March, 2019, 3:15pm
- Beach: Duncans Bay Beach
- Other names: Silversands Beach
- Location: Duncans, Trelawny
- Latitude: 18.48667177417453
- Longitude: -77.5346708128975
- Beach length: 1.50 mi
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:
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: 11-20
- Attendance on busiest days: 51 - 100
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: Duncans Bay Community
- Owner contact
- Name: Delroy Boswell
- Phone:
- Mobile: (876) 527-3596
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Duncans Bay Citizen Association
- Manager contact
- Name:
- Phone:
- Mobile:
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- Management arrangement:
- Community organization:
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: No
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: No parking
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Grill
Gazebos
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Parties
- Vending (craft)
- Land-based sport (football, volleyball, etc.)
- Family environment: Not sure
This is a beautiful location with toilet facilities. No sink installed yet. Rough seas, strong currents at certain times of the year. - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often: 3 - 5 times per year
- Party days:
- Weekends only
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: None
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
Cats - Sea turtle nests: Yes
- Sea turtle poaching: Yes
- Wild animals: Birds
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 70% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Beach vines
- Trees
- Shrubs
- Mangroves
- Names of vegetation: Sea Grape Trees
Sea Lettuce
Sea Cotton Trees
Black Mangrove
Coconut Trees - Vegetation clearing: There is evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses 2
- Sargassum issues: 4
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are sand dunes 3 to 5 feet with about 90% covered with vegetation.
- Erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: No
- Drainage:
- Not applicable
- Drainage state: [""]
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 6 bins available.
- Cleanliness: Scored 5 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: Once per week