Biscayne Bay Task Force News Today

Miami-Dade County is receiving a $13.5 million grant for Biscayne Bay Water Quality Improvement Program projects, following a recent announcement by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). The funding will support transformative stormwater and wastewater management practices by the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources’ (RER) Division of Environmental Resources

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said she is “The Water Warrior” as Miami-Dade County’s program to reduce sewage pollution continued to move forward on Thursday.

Volunteers removed nearly 2,000 pounds of lobster and crab traps from Biscayne Bay on Sunday.

Many polluters in Miami-Dade today view the county's existing fines as merely ‘the cost of doing business.'

The health of Biscayne Bay is showing signs of improvements, but more work is needed to keep it from deteriorating, according to the recently released “Report Card” on the health

A conglomerate of corporations is proposing to develop nearly 800 acres of undeveloped land to install a “South Dade Technology Center” abutting the northern perimeter of the Homestead Air Reserve

Along the Miami shoreline, luxury high-rises and condominiums run parallel to Biscayne Bay, one of South Florida’s most biodiverse ecosystems, characterized by its once abundant coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves. But increasing population pressure, pollution, and the effects of climate change have left the bay in shambles. Reefs are dying, seagrass beds have disappeared, and algal blooms have depleted the bay’s marine life as a result of nutrient pollution and hotter temperatures, le...

Local governments have been asking the state legislature to form a partnership with them to address the growing threats from the warming climate, says Irela Bagué, Miami-Dade County’s chief bay officer.

Saving Biscayne Bay: Miami-Dade starts to remove abandoned vessels Updated:  Tags:  MIAMI – Miami-Dade County took another step on Friday to take care of Biscayne Bay, the largest estuary on the coast of southeast Florida. Miami-Dade Police Department’s illegal dumping unit scanned the bay in search of abandoned vessels. Officers used a crane on a barge, a shoal-draft flat-bottomed boat. The team included divers. “Abandoned or derelict vessels continue to be a problem in Biscayne Bay .....