9/27/2023 0 Comments Fish tales richmond hill![]() (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. They're still reviewing the data, which will include the results from today's catch.įor NPR News, I'm Roxy Todd in the South Fork of the Roanoke River. State officials have not yet issued a health advisory for this part of the river. TODD: This bass and the other fish they catch will be sent to a lab in Richmond to be analyzed for 40 different types of PFAS compounds, including GenX. It has gold and brown speckles on its body. TODD: There's a beep every time he shocks the water. TODD: Calvert looks kind of like a Ghostbuster moving through the water. MACK CALVERT: That was a nice one that just ran by us. Today, he's wearing an enormous backpack that sends electricity into the water to shock fish. TODD: Mack Calvert is a biology major at Roanoke College helping with the research. So biologist Kelly Hazlegrove dips a net into the water. A recent study found that eating freshwater fish can potentially expose someone to PFAS. ![]() But it can stick to the rocks and sediment around us, and people still fish in this river. And they hope that the GenX will dilute or wash away. TODD: That will last about three years, she says. So Roanoke's drinking water no longer comes from here, she says.īAUMGARDNER: We stopped pulling water out of the Roanoke River, and we've just been using the water that we already had stored in our reservoir. TODD: What surprised her is that this part of the river was pristine until the company ProChem added a PFAS, a forever compound known as GenX. SARAH BAUMGARDNER: And we found it, and it was rather surprising. Across the street is the source of a chemical leak that lasted at least two years, says Sarah Baumgardner with the Western Virginia Water Authority. ![]() We're all wearing brown waders, knee-deep in the water. TODD: Jason Hill is one of four researchers out on the river today. JASON HILL: We're at the South Fork Roanoke River, just above Elliston. ROXY TODD, BYLINE: The water is beautifully clear, with thousands of snails clinging to rocks. Roxy Todd of member station Radio IQ in Roanoke waded through the local river for this report. In Virginia, state officials want to know if a type of PFAS known as GenX is found in fish. The chemicals are known by the acronym PFAS, and this year, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed to limit PFAS chemicals in drinking water. That's according to a recent study by the U.S. If you are looking for a place to eat in the Richmond Hill area, the Fish Tales Restaurant is a good choice to consider.So-called forever chemicals could be in almost half this country's drinking water. They also had funny signs along the roof to read while you wait for your food. It is a working marina so you will see boats being put into and taken out of the water via the crane located next to the restaurant. As it was all outdoors you got to witness everything that was going on around you. The sweet tea was good for a hot afternoon. They had a wide selection of both nonalcoholic and alcoholic drinks to choose from as well. It came with Caesar salad and garlic bread. It was big enough for a lunch and was satisfying. There were enough choices that you could find something for everyone. The menu had mostly a selection of seafood (which makes sense given the name) that was fried, broiled or grilled. It was still busy with most of the tables occupied. A waitress cleaned off a table for us as soon as we got there around 1400. ![]() While it looked like there might be indoor seating we sat outside at a table overlooking the marina. Parking can be found in front of the restaurant as well as across the street. The restaurant is located along the river adjacent to a marina. We ate at Fish Tales for lunch after visiting nearby Fort McAllister State Park. We will be returning to try a few more items on the menu Well I am glad I asked because that plum sauce in combination with the crab cake was divine. I asked the waitress if there was any sauce she could offer so she told us about their special plum sauce. I tried the crab cake sandwich which was delicious but they don't add any sauce to the sandwich which made it kinda dry and hard to swallow. My friend had Shrimp and Grits which according to her was outstanding. Our kids had fish fingers which were so good that there wasn't even a crumb left on their plates. I highly recommend the She Crab Soup which was off the chain. Food is fresh, cooked to perfection and reasonably priced. Over the course of the past three tears we've tried countless restaurants in this area including a fair share of seafood places. Stewart so I suppose you could call us locals to an extend. We are a military family, stationed at Ft.
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