Fish farming

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...

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...

We have no idea where the misconception comes from. Food scientists seem to agree that trout, salmon and char are packed with protein and healthy omega fats, whether they’re...

We recently invited biologists to the farms to assure that we aren’t having any negative impacts on the surrounding rivers. Here at Springhills, we borrow water from the environment...

Every week starts with loading live trout, salmon or char to head to our plant. We make their short journey as stress-free as possible. We’re strong advocates for treating...

We’re pretty obsessed with what we feed our fish at Springhills so that they’re happy, grow well and taste so good. Before our father started our first farm, we...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...