2 face felony expenses over balloon air pollution in Biscayne Bay; might face time in jail
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2022-05-14 18:22:18
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MIAMI – A 26-year-old girl and a 29-year-old man are facing legal charges over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these had been used to decorate 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 young.
Miami-Dade cops also issued civil citations with more than $23,000 in fines for the unlawful dumping on the Bayshore Touchdown Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a more painful studying experience for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who were both working.
Officers arrested Gaspoz on Friday and Torres-Bocanegra on Wednesday. They're going through expenses of willful disregard for the setting, a third-degree felony punishable with a wonderful of as much as $50,000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or each. Her bond was $5,000.
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Officers arrested Torres-Bocanegra for reckless disregard for the environment, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable with a advantageous 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 cost.
Detectives did not consider the couple who acquired engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. As an alternative, officers issued citations to the 2 corporations — the event planner and the yacht charter — that the longer term groom hired.
Also, not everybody who acquired a $2,510 quotation actually touched the balloons or was current for the celebration.
Dessideria D’Caro De Capriles, of Doral, is the owner of the constitution yacht. Gabriela Castillo was the event coordinator. Francisco Feo was the individual in command of the charter company. Officers also cited Tulio Capriles, Iulia Tyshchenko, Viacheslav Diadiura, and Efrain Hernandez.
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Environmental advocates need Miami-Dade officials 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 new ordinance banning balloons and confetti in coastal waters.
“Banning balloons and confetti isn’t going to unravel the air pollution drawback. Nonetheless, we imagine it’s necessary and necessary to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote including, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to pass laws to guard our ecosystem and increase environmental awareness among boaters and the charter industry.”
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For extra stories about protecting Biscayne Bay, visit the Don’t Trash Our Treasure web page. Native 10 Information Environmental Advocate Louis Aguirre leads the group.
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