Days after a massive fire erupted at the Shell Chemical Plant in Deer Park, business owners in the seafood industry are very concerned about the wastewater runoff that Shell has been funneling into the Houston Ship Channel.
Nick, whose two brothers are both fishermen in the seafood industry, says he fears any kind of harmful effect, especially on the shrimp population in Galveston Bay, would be devastating to local shrimpers.
“I’m hoping everything is going to be OK, and it’s not going to kill tons of shrimp and fish and oysters. The shrimpers need to land every bit of shrimp they can right now. They are already struggling. They don’t need any of this,” Nick said. Also watching the situation closely are A.J. Forasiedi and his friend June Lee who both live in Galveston and practically live off of fresh seafood.
“I’m afraid eventually it’s going to affect the fish in Galveston Bay. I don’t want it to, but I’m afraid it will,” said A.J. Shell officials said they are continually doing water testing in the area along with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and Harris County Pollution Control.
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