ABOUT THE BISCAYNE BAY MARINE HEALTH COALITION
The Story Behind the Coalition
"Sixteen years ago, my partner Dara and I were kayaking these waters and couldn't stop picking up trash. One afternoon she watched me paddle home with my kayak loaded down with Styrofoam and garbage bags and said — we either need a bigger boat or more help. That moment led to VolunteerCleanup.org, which led to this Coalition, which led to this room. The Bay has a way of pulling you in.
The idea for this Summit started with a phone call. Luiz Rodrigues called and said: "The Bay is dying and full of trash — we have to do something." At that point, all I understood was plastic in the water. But as Luiz brought in Irela Bague, Albert Gomez, Emilio Lopez, Steve Sauls, Patrick Shearer, and Tiffany Troxler, we quickly realized the problem was much bigger than trash. So we held our first Marine Health Summit, and out of that came the Biscayne Bay Task Force."
- Our Co-Chair Dave Doebler
Current Steering Committee Members
Advisory Committee
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