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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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Are farmed fish dyed orange?

We do not add any dye to make our fillets red, orange or pink. All the colour in their meat actually comes from something called astaxanthin. Astaxanthin is an...
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How do I buy fish ethically?

Ethically sourced fish is harder to come by than you think. To us in the Springhills family, ethical means doing right by.. the fish, ensuring they’re happy and healthy...
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Are wild or farmed fish better?

It’s a question we get a lot, but it’s not one we find very useful! There are many well managed wild fish stocks, and lots that aren’t sustainable or...
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What does it mean to be eco-certified?

One of the things we’re most proud of at Springhills is that our sites are certified sustainable by the Best Aquaculture Practices program, or what we call BAP! BAP...
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Do we use hormones, steroids or antibiotics on farmed fish?

The short answer is no. We never use hormones on the farm, and we raise our fish free of antibiotics and to the organic standard. But because you’re asking...
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Where does water go from a fish farm?

We raise fish in flow-through farms, which means we borrow water from springs and then return it to local rivers. Our tanks are designed so that solids (aka fish...
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Let’s talk About Seaspiracy

We get a lot of questions about this documentary. We want you to keep feeling good about eating local fish, so here’s our thoughts! Seaspiracy is from a guy...
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Meet Evan Burrows from Springhills

Evan’s one of our young superstars at Springhills. He’s been with the family for over two years and is a man of many fish talents. He’s worked at every...
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Water quality on a land-based trout farm

Check out how careful we are with the water we use through this interview with our farm manager Jeremy. Making sure that we follow the guidelines and exceed all...
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How do you grow fish in the winter on a farm?

That’s a question we get a lot, and the answer is… we just dress warm and keep feeding them! Fish grow in colder water, just slower! And our team...
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Springhills tour on CTV News

We miss giving tours of the farm, but in this restricted world, this tour with CTV was most appreciated! Thanks for the never-ending support of your local producers. We’re...