2 face felony fees over balloon pollution in Biscayne Bay; may face time in prison
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2022-05-14 18:22:18
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MIAMI – A 26-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man are going through criminal prices over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these had been used to embellish a yacht during a marriage proposal.
A witness shared a video on Instagram and environmentalists were outraged. Marine animals typically mistake the nonbiodegradable deflated balloons for jellyfish. Turtles eat it. Seabirds feed it to their younger.
Miami-Dade police officers additionally issued civil citations with more than $23,000 in fines for the illegal dumping at the Bayshore Touchdown Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a more painful studying expertise for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who were each 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 high-quality of up to $50,000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both. 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 fantastic of as much as $10,000 or 60 days in jail, or both. His bond was $500. Detective Angel Rodriguez later clarified there was a mistake with the charge.
Detectives didn't think about the couple who got engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. As a substitute, officers issued citations to the two companies — the occasion planner and the yacht constitution — that the future groom employed.
Additionally, not everyone who obtained 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 occasion coordinator. Francisco Feo was the person in command of the charter company. Officers also cited Tulio Capriles, Iulia Tyshchenko, Viacheslav Diadiura, and Efrain Hernandez.
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Environmental advocates want 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 brand new ordinance banning balloons and confetti in coastal waters.
“Banning balloons and confetti isn’t going to solve the air pollution drawback. Nevertheless, we believe it’s important and essential to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote including, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to move legislation to guard our ecosystem and increase environmental consciousness amongst boaters and the charter industry.”
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For more tales about defending Biscayne Bay, visit the Don’t Trash Our Treasure web page. Local 10 News Environmental Advocate Louis Aguirre leads the workforce.
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