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This
island
is
actually
Morningside
Picnic
Island.
It
is
a
Spoil
Island
owned
by
the
city
of
Miami
and
operated
as
a
park.
It
is
open
Sunrise
to
Sunset.
It
was
recently
closed
for
nearly
two
months
by
the
City
due
to
the
amount
of
trash
left
behind
by
visitors
to
the
island.
The
city
has
removed
all
trash
cans
and
require
that
visitors
take
the
trash
home
that
they
bring
with
them.
This
island
is
located
in
the
Julia
Tuttle
Basin
of
Biscayne
Bay.
All
of
the
Julia
Tuttle
Basin
is
a
designated
Manatee
Protection
Zone
with
a
slow
speed
designation
(except
for
the
Meloy
Channel
adjacent
to
Miami
Beach
and
a
small
section
of
the
south
end
of
the
ICW
for
6
months
out
of
the
year.)
Visitors
are
kindly
asked
to
follow
the
City's
Leave
No
Trace
policy
-
take
your
trash
with
you,
be
respectful
to
wildlife,
and
be
courteous
to
other
visitors.
The
health
of
Biscayne
Bay
is
in
a
critical
state,
and
the
bacteria
load
in
this
section
of
the
Bay
is
often
extremely
high
due
to
pollution
and
fertilizer
runoff.