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Steve Lowry

Oysterman Joe Nelson says pollution is slowly killing Galveston Bay. Is anyone listening?

Steve Lowry

Joe Nelson: "There's so many species that's going, and nobody's paying any attention."

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Nelson understands that studies are necessary, that without basic research it would be unfair to blame industry or anyone else for the fishery's decline. He may not have a Ph.D., but common sense tells him to err on the side of caution. "If they don't have the scientific evidence to show there's a problem, they don't have the scientific evidence to show there's not a problem," Nelson says.

"If you don't know one way or the other, be on the safe side, and let's protect it."