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What’s the healthiest option for my family? What do all those claims on the label mean? Learn more about fish and seafood direct from us the producers!
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When net pen fish farms can be good for the environment
You may have heard the term “regenerative agriculture” to describe farms that help fix the planet. Well fish farms in Lake Huron are an example of “regenerative aquaculture”, because...
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More wild fish are stocked from fish farms than you think
Here are the 1,789 lakes and rivers in Ontario that get stocked with fish every year. Where do those “wild” fish come from? Farms! The Ontario government operates nine...
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Fish have to learn how to swim?
Many don’t this, but a fish isn’t born knowing how to swim. They have to learn, just like a little bird has to learn how to fly. After a...
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Why wild fish isn’t better than farmed fish
“But I only eat wild fish”⠀We always scratch our head when we get this comment.⠀⠀To us, the “farmed vs wild” isn’t useful when you’re trying to make a good...
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What is a barramundi (Australian sea bass)?
Barramundi is your taste of the tropics, as they’re originally from Australia. Their name comes from a local Indigenous word meaning “large-scaled river fish”. Though they’ve lost their Aussie...
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Look at this orange albino trout
This is one of our albino rainbow trout. It has a genetic defect that it can’t create pigment for its skin or scales. Twenty years ago, our father had...
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We feed peat moss to our fish?
We always look for all-natural ways of keeping our fish healthy. One of our “secret sauces” is a mix of carbon compounds that is made from peat! We drip...
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Are there less nutrients in farmed fish?
We have no idea where the misconception comes from. Food scientists seem to agree that trout, salmon and char are packed with protein and healthy omega fats, whether they’re...
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Does fish farming impact local rivers?
We recently invited biologists to the farms to assure that we aren’t having any negative impacts on the surrounding rivers. Here at Springhills, we borrow water from the environment...
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Humane harvesting on an Ontario fish farm
Every week starts with loading live trout, salmon or char to head to our plant. We make their short journey as stress-free as possible. We’re strong advocates for treating...
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What do farmed fish eat?
Hint: fish were keto before it was cool! At Springhills we are obsessed with what we feed our fish so that they’re happy, grow well and taste good. You...