Biscayne Bay is Miami’s sparkling centerpiece — but beneath the surface, it’s on life support. Pollution from stormwater runoff, sewage leaks, and thousands of septic tanks has devastated seagrass, leaving an area the size of 18,000 football fields barren. Without seagrass, manatees, dolphins, and fish disappear too.
That’s why Miami-Dade County launched the Biscayne Bay Task Force, tackling the crisis with bold solutions: converting homes off septic systems, cracking down on discharges, installing water-quality buoys, and building living shorelines of mangroves to fight erosion and filter pollution. Public awareness campaigns and boating restrictions are also part of the push to revive the bay.
The health of Miami depends on the health of Biscayne Bay. More than an environmental issue, it’s a cultural and economic lifeline — and a global test case for how coastal communities can adapt in a warming world.
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