Fish farming

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...

“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...

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 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...

Hint: fish were keto before it was cool! At Springhills we are obsessed with what we feed our fish so that they’re happy, grow well and taste good. You...

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...

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...