Miami cut down mangroves for a boat show.

Miami cut down mangroves for a boat show. -

Critics were right to be worried about the impact the International Boat Show would have on marine life in Florida's Biscayne Bay. To make room for the boats, city workers illegally ripped out red and black mangroves, which protect fish and prevent erosion and flooding, from 300 feet of shoreline. D'oh! Miami Herald

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