barge, but they also cut off nearly two-thirds of the fresh water flowing into the bay. >> florida bay as we knew it essentially died. we had huge seagrass die off, huge algae blooms, mangrove die off and that's what got everybody's attention. >> most of the spooners were wiped out. population that went from five pairs to 1200 is now less than 70. >> here's what their eggs look like. >> do you still the argument from big farmers that, come on, you're talking about a goofy looking pink bird. we're feeding millions of people with our products. let it go. >> the one thing i can say back to them is so are we. look, it's a funny pink bird, but that spoonbill is telling me whether this fishery will be healthy or not. and this fishery being healthy is what pays the bills in south florida. i like to eat as much as the next guy. we need those farms. if we didn't have the farms it