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Fish facts

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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Fish farming

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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Fish farming

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...
man posing with orange albino rainbow trout
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Fish farming

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...
fish mislabelling fraud statistic
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Fish facts

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...
fish farmers posing with peat moss carbon on hands fish feed
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Fish farming

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...
rainbow trout broodstock female fish
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Fish facts

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...
trout nicoise salad explaining nutrients in farmed fish
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Fish farming

Are there less nutrients in farmed fish?

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...
frozen trout and char fillets thawing in sink
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Cooking tips

What’s the best way to thaw frozen fish?

We have two easy ways at the farm, and it just depends on how much time you have! FRIDGE – It takes about 8 hours if you toss them...
river biologist taking samples at fish farm
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Fish farming

Does fish farming impact local rivers?

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...
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Fish farming

Humane harvesting on an Ontario fish farm

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...
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