General
Basic Info
- Name: Lauren Creary
- Organization: Jamaica Environment Trust
- Survey date & time: 6th April, 2019, 9:45pm
- Beach: Alloa Beach
- Other names:
- Location: Discovery Bay, St. Ann
- Latitude: 18.46408
- Longitude: -77.39925
- Beach length: 400.00 ft
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: Yes
- Protected area: Discovery Bay Fish Sanctuary
- Opening hours Always open
- Busiest day of the week: Sunday
- Attendance on typical days: More than 100
- 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: National Land Agency
- Owner contact
- Name:
- Phone: (876) 946-5263
- Mobile: (876) 750-5263
- Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Property manager: Alloa Fishermans Cooperative
- Manager contact
- Name: Shaun Ascott (AFC Chairman)
- Phone: (876) 670-0986
- Mobile: (876) 858-3977
- Email:
- Management arrangement: Informal arrangement
- Community organization: Alloa Fishermans Cooperative
- Website & social media pages:
- Permits:
Features
Fees & Facilities
- Entrance fees:
- Changing room: Yes
- Running water: Yes
- Toilet: Yes
- Parking: Yes (less than 10 cars)
- Food & Drinks: Yes - both food and drink
- Cooking: Yes
- Pets: Yes
- Facility costs: Beach chair: $500.00
Activities & Behaviour
- Activities:
- Swimming
- Boat repair/storage
- Leisure boats/yachts (drop anchor/moorings/dock/tie up)
- Restaurants
- Bars
- Vending (food)
- Beach Rentals (chairs, umbrellas)
- Family environment: Yes
Calm water. Many families visit - Alcohol: Yes
- Smoking: Yes
- Parties:
- How often:
- Party days:
- Harassment level: 0
- Illegal activities: None
Environment
Structures & Dwellings
- Settlements: 1
- Offshore structures:
- None observed
Animals
- Domestic animals: Dogs
- Sea turtle nests: No
- Sea turtle poaching: No
- Wild animals:
Vegetation
- vagetation coverage: About 10% coverage
- Categories of vegetation:
- Trees
- Names of vegetation:
- Vegetation clearing: No evidence of the vegetation being cleared.
- Seagrasses
- Sargassum issues: 5
Sand
- Sand color: White
- Sand texture: Fine
- Sand dunes: There are no sand dunes.
- Erosion:
- Exposed tree roots
Utilities
Water Management
- Sewage & wastewater: Soak-away pit
- Sea pollution:
- Water monitoring: Yes
- Drainage:
- Drain
- Drainage state: The drains does not appear to be polluted.
Waste Management
- Garbage bins: There are 10 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: More than once per week