Biscayne Bay Recovery Efforts - The Miami Foundation

Biscayne Bay Recovery Efforts

Working together to prioritize, protect,
and preserve Biscayne Bay.

Get your “Protect Biscayne Bay” specialty license plate below!

The Miami Foundation, in partnership with Miami-Dade County’s Office of Resilience, is on a mission to support clean water preservation. During Florida’s 2021 legislative session, Senator Ileana Garcia and State Representative Nick Duran led a successful bipartisan effort to create the Protect Biscayne Bay specialty license plate. With 3,000 license plate pre-sale vouchers, the licenses plates will go into production and be available to drivers across the State of Florida.

Revenue generated through plate sales will provide funding to preserve and restore Biscayne Bay, including water quality, marine debris and habitat restoration. The Biscayne Bay Recovery Fund, which is housed at The Miami Foundation, is a regional effort dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring Biscayne Bay.

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For any questions about the pre-sale voucher purchase process, check out our Pre-Sale Voucher Purchase FAQ or reach out to resilience@miamifoundation.org.

Photo of the Protect Biscayne Bay license plate.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BISCAYNE BAY

FACTS & FIGURES

Biscayne Bay contributed to 10.2 % of the total Miami-Dade County economy, as well as 4% of the southeast Florida economy.

Biscayne Bay generated $12.7 billion in economic output, $6.3 billion in incomes, 138,000 jobs, and $627 million in tax revenue within the local economy

71% of local business owners feel that the aesthetic qualities of Biscayne Bay are vital to their economic values

1.6 million individuals annually visit the National Park and three State Parks that surround Biscayne Bay

65.5 million person-days are spent recreationally on Biscayne Bay annually

Biscayne Bay is home to an incredible diversity of life including over 600 native fish, neo-tropical water birds, many threatened and endangered species, and over 100 species important to recreational and commercial fisheries.

All statistics sourced from: Adams, Chuck. “Imperiled Water Quality of Biscayne Bay.” sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/media/sfylifasufledu/miami-dade/documents/sea-grant/Imperiled-Water-Quality-in-Biscayne-Bay.pdf

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Get your “Protect Biscayne Bay” specialty license plate below!

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