2 face felony prices over balloon air 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 girl and a 29-year-old man are facing prison costs over the disposal of balloons into Biscayne Bay after these were used to decorate a yacht throughout a wedding proposal.
A witness shared a video on Instagram and environmentalists had been outraged. Marine animals usually mistake the nonbiodegradable deflated balloons for jellyfish. Turtles eat it. Seabirds feed it to their young.
Miami-Dade law enforcement officials also issued civil citations with greater than $23,000 in fines for the illegal dumping at the Bayshore Touchdown Marina in Coconut Grove. This has been a more painful learning expertise for Martina Gaspoz and David Torres-Bocanegra who had been both working.
Officers arrested Gaspoz on Friday and Torres-Bocanegra on Wednesday. They're facing expenses of willful disregard for the surroundings, a third-degree felony punishable with a advantageous 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 surroundings, a second-degree misdemeanor punishable with a high-quality of as much as $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 didn't consider the couple who received engaged on Tuesday to be the culprits. As a substitute, officers issued citations to the 2 companies — the occasion planner and the yacht charter — that the future groom hired.
Also, not everyone who received a $2,510 citation really touched the balloons or was current for the celebration.
Dessideria D’Caro De Capriles, of Doral, is the proprietor of the constitution yacht. Gabriela Castillo was the occasion coordinator. Francisco Feo was the person in control of the constitution 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 extra.
The Florida Ocean CleanUp Society, a nonprofit organization, 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 resolve the air pollution drawback. Nevertheless, we consider it’s necessary and essential to spark a cultural shift,” the petitioner wrote including, “We beg the Miami-Dade county to go laws to protect our ecosystem and enhance environmental consciousness among boaters and the constitution trade.”
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For more stories about protecting Biscayne Bay, visit the Don’t Trash Our Treasure page. Native 10 Information Environmental Advocate Louis Aguirre leads the crew.
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