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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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More “wild” fish are stocked from fish farms than you think
There were 1,065 lakes and rivers stocked with fish in Ontario last year — and no, it’s not Mother Nature doing the work. Where do those “wild” fish come...
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Springhills trout is now BEST CHOICE by Seafood Watch
Springhills rainbow trout just got the highest score for ecological sustainability by Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch program. This puts Springhills among the most eco-friendly fish farms in the...
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Are farmed trout very different than wild trout?
Sometimes we hear that our “genetically superior” farmed trout can escape and outcompete wild fish, but that’s HAKE news. Two reasons: 1. Government-led hatcheries release about 1 million rainbow...
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Top 5 fish farming myths we bust constantly
Our dad always says the second job of every fish farmer is education, as there are lots of misconceptions out there! Here’s the 5 we hear most often at...
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Do you ever hear bad things about net-pen fish farms?
I’ve been getting some emails recently from customers concerned that we’re now raising rainbow trout in open-water pens on Manitoulin Island. We know there are some bad net-pen farms...
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Get hooked on the Springhills Spotify playlist
Cast a line to some of our favourite fishy songs in our new playlist Some are country, others are dance, but they’re all about our favourite things: family, farming,...
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Can fish feel pain?
This is still greatly debated and undecided. But as some scientists learn more, they’re finding that fish can suffer and feel pain. We fish farmers would agree. Researchers have...
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How do trout, salmon and char behave differently on a fish farm?
Trout are wolves, salmon are sheep, and char are like golden retrievers. You might think that our three fish are similar, but they aren’t. Each species has evolved very...
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How old is a fish when it’s harvested?
Would you believe almost THREE years old? Trout, char and salmon are typically harvested between 30 to 36 months. That’s over 1,000 days of feeding, raising and caring for...
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Do we use MRNA vaccines in our fish?
Do we use MRNA vaccines in our fish? Do we inject them with antibiotics? We’ve seen a ‘spike’ in these questions recently, and I wanted to speak to them...
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What fish can I eat if I’m pregnant?
Pregnant? Here’s what Springhills fish you can eat! We get lets of questions from expectant mothers and worrying spouses about what Springhills fish is safe to enjoy. On one...
