The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has identified “several” people caught on camera dumping large buckets of trash into the ocean in Boca Raton last weekend.
FWC officials were working with the state attorney’s office on appropriate charges, the agency said Wednesday.
The video was posted on YouTube by Wavy Boats, which takes videos of boats riding through rough inlet waters during Sunday’s Boca Bash.
“When you saw the video what was your reaction?” WPTV reporter Joel Lopez asked two people, who only gave their first names and live near South Inlet Park.
Joel Lopez/WPTV“Disgusting a little bit,” Henry said.
“Very disappointing,” Elka said.
They said they walk down the beach regularly and often have to pick up litter.
“I would give them a lot of hours of cleaning up beaches,” Henry said. “I would give them, like, a big trash can and maybe eight hours.”
According to Florida’s litter law, those illegally dumping more than 15 pounds of waste into a waterway could face a first-degree misdemeanor.