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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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Why is fish slimy?
Many of you know slime as the milky substance that’s on your fillets, but that slime actually plays a very important role for the fish. That slime helps the...
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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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What is Arctic Char?
Many of you have fallen in love with this special fish from Canada’s north, so we thought we’d tell you a bit more about them! Arctic char tastes much...
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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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How live fish are transported on an Ontario fish farm
Check out moving fish around the province. Rob tells us what it takes to transport thousands of fish from land based farms to net pens in Georgian Bay. Another...
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Early rearing at an Ontario fish farm
Check out Gus as he walks us through the day to day of raising millions of rainbow trout at the hatchery. The beginning steps of bringing fresh sustainable fish...