2 face felony charges over balloon air pollution in Biscayne Bay; might face time in prison
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2022-05-14 18:22:18
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MIAMI – A 26-year-old lady and a 29-year-old man are dealing with legal expenses over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these had been used to brighten a yacht during a marriage proposal.
A witness shared a video on Instagram and environmentalists have been outraged. Marine animals typically mistake the nonbiodegradable deflated balloons for jellyfish. Turtles eat it. Seabirds feed it to their younger.
Miami-Dade cops also issued civil citations with more than $23,000 in fines for the illegal dumping on the Bayshore Touchdown Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a extra painful learning experience for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who have been both working.
Officers arrested Gaspoz on Friday and Torres-Bocanegra on Wednesday. They're going through costs of willful disregard for the atmosphere, a third-degree felony punishable with a wonderful of as much as $50,000 or imprisonment for five years, or each. Her bond was $5,000.
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Officers arrested Torres-Bocanegra for reckless disregard for the atmosphere, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable with a high quality of up to $10,000 or 60 days in jail, or each. His bond was $500. Detective Angel Rodriguez later clarified there was a mistake with the charge.
Detectives did not consider the couple who bought engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. As an alternative, officers issued citations to the 2 companies — the event planner and the yacht charter — that the longer term groom hired.
Also, not everybody who acquired a $2,510 citation truly touched the balloons or was present for the celebration.
Dessideria D’Caro De Capriles, of Doral, is the owner of the constitution yacht. Gabriela Castillo was the occasion coordinator. Francisco Feo was the individual accountable for the charter company. Officers also cited Tulio Capriles, Iulia Tyshchenko, Viacheslav Diadiura, and Efrain Hernandez.
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Environmental advocates want Miami-Dade officers to do more.
The Florida Ocean CleanUp Society, a nonprofit group, arrange a Change.org petition asking Miami-Dade’s Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, the chief bay officer, and commissioners to pilot a brand new ordinance banning balloons and confetti in coastal waters.
“Banning balloons and confetti isn’t going to solve the pollution downside. However, we imagine it’s essential and necessary to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote adding, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to move legislation to guard our ecosystem and enhance environmental consciousness amongst boaters and the constitution trade.”
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For more tales about defending Biscayne Bay, go to the Don’t Trash Our Treasure web page. Native 10 Information Environmental Advocate Louis Aguirre leads the group.
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