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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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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...
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Six ways fish helps with aging
Fish is a superfood when it comes to protecting your body as it ages. Here are six good reasons to make fish tonight for dinner: 1. Fish helps your...
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What is a pickerel?
Many of you have joined the fan club for pickerel since we began delivering it, so we thought we’d share a bit more about it! Pickerel (known to anglers...
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Fish don’t drink water?
We always find this funny, because ours don’t! In fresh water, a fish has a higher salt concentration than the surrounding water. So they absorb the water they need...
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Are rainbow trout and steelhead the same thing?
Yes, they are the same great-tasting fish! Their latin name is ‘Oncorhynchus mykiss’ and they are legally labelled as rainbow trout, deep sea trout, steelhead trout or.. steelhead salmon!...
