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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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Barramundi is an aphrodisiac?
Yes, in Indigenous folklore in Australia, they call them “passion fish”. According to local legend, two forbidden lovers Boodi and Yalima wanted to marry against the elder’s wishes. Determined...

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39% of seafood is thrown out in grocery stores and homes
And what’s the solution? Buy frozen! Food waste is a big problem in North America. Fresh fish is one of the biggest culprits because it’s so perishable. Grocery stores...

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Fish has 300% of your vitamin D requirement
That’s enough vitamin D to give you a sunny ‘fish’position, no matter the winter weather! A realistic serving of trout, salmon or char gives about 2300 IU, according to...

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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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Up to 44% of fish is mislabeled in Canada
That means almost half of fish is labelled as a different species, usually a higher priced one. And this stat doesn’t include the fish that are incorrectly labelled as...

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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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What is rainbow trout?
It’s become a staple in many of your households, so we thought we’d share a bit more about them! Trout has the same rich flavour of salmon, but it’s...