Law limiting some long-term anchoring in Florida helping to clean up Biscayne Bay

A new law is meant to get rid of boats that have been sitting in the same spot of the water for a long period of time, and as CBS News Miami’s Steve Maugeri shows us, the new rule appears to be working.

CBS News Miami did a ride along through the Biscayne Bay by Maurice Gibb Memorial Park in Miami Beach last May, right as a new law limiting how long you can anchor a boat there took effect.

But when CBS News Miami went out on the water at the start of 2026, the bay was practically empty…

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