A 2021-2022 survey conducted in Biscayne Bay observed 169 brown pelicans in nesting colonies. According to the Audubon Society, the number of brown pelican species in the United States is a success story, by stopping the use of DDT and other persistent pesticides.
The Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project (BBCW) is part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) that aims to restore the quality, quantity, timing, and distribution of water within the Greater Everglades Ecosystem.
The purpose of the BBCW project is to rehydrate coastal wetlands and reduce abrupt point-source freshwater discharge to Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park, which are physiologically stressful to fish and benthic invertebrates near canal outlets. The BBCW project will restore wetland and estuarine habitats and divert an average of 59 percent of the annual coastal structure discharge into freshwater and saltwater wetlands, rather than discharging it directly into Biscayne Bay and Biscayne National Park. (U.S. Army Photo by Brigida I. Sanchez)
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.31.2025 10:42 |
| Photo ID: | 9465396 |
| VIRIN: | 251209-A-AZ289-3675 |
| Resolution: | 11009x7339 |
| Size: | 11.19 MB |
| Location: | CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 18 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
This work, Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands Project [Image 3 of 3], by Brigida Sanchez, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.
Restoring Biscayne’s Delicate Balance
No keywords found.
