...The director of Miami's port, (click title to entry - thank you) Bill Johnson, is one of those who's excited: "We are the only port south of Norfolk, Va. ... that has full approval from the U.S. Congress to go to that depth. It is the game changer," he says....
Blasting In The Bay
Kipnis grew up here on nearby Palm Island, and was active in efforts in the 1970s and '80s to restore the health of the bay. Today, the water is cleaner than in decades past, and the bay is a busy place.
Along with the cargo ships, it's one of the world's busiest ports for cruise ships. There are also sailboats, kayaks and jet skis and, Kipnis says, excellent fishing.
"I will catch you groupers that weigh 12 pounds, and hog snappers and Spanish mackerel," he says. "It's just amazing the amount of life we've got here — forgetting crabs and shrimp and all that."...
Kipnis has joined with Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper and the Tropical Audubon Society in asking Florida to make sure the port dredging project won't damage the bay....
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Today, the south Florida ecosystem is a shell of what it used to be. Signs within Florida Bay include extremely high salinity, large algae blooms and expanses of dead seagrass. The current condition of Florida Bay is the result of greater environmental problems occurring throughout the entire south Florida ecosystem....
Just to put this into perspective, generations of research and restoration have already been paid for regarding the Southern Florida ecosystems.
The south Florida ecosystem, (click here) also called the greater everglades ecosystem, stretches from Orlando, through the Kissimmee Valley, Lake Okeechobee, the Everglades, through Florida Bay and through the Florida Keys coral reef tract. The south Florida ecosystem encompasses many nationally significant conservation areas, including Everglades and Biscayne National Parks , Big Cypress National Preserve, the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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Today, the south Florida ecosystem is a shell of what it used to be. Signs within Florida Bay include extremely high salinity, large algae blooms and expanses of dead seagrass. The current condition of Florida Bay is the result of greater environmental problems occurring throughout the entire south Florida ecosystem....I mean when will reality play into this mess? Miami? The eastern cities? You know how far it is from Miami to Boston? Why not leave the entire mess in California?
