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Aquaculture is agriculture: Why fish farmers are farmers too

Sometimes we forget that fish farmers are farmers too! Many understand that farmers raise chickens, pigs and cows… though they think raising fish is different. But it’s not! The...
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Springhills spotlighted by Best Aquaculture Practices

“We wanted BAP so that we could say with confidence that we were raising fish in the best interest of animal welfare, the environment, our staff and our community.”...
man and woman with live rainbow steelhead trout on fish farm
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Fish facts

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!...
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Fish farming

Check out these fishy murals

What the F!$h are those murals? We like to keep things colourful, so we’ve added many murals around the farm! Our five biggest were designed by Arlen (she always...
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Meet the Springhills duo Aaron and Heather

They’re the fin-tastic couple that runs our Cedar Crest site. Aaron (right) joined the family almost 6 years ago. Two years later he persuaded his wife Heather to join...
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When net pen fish farms can be good for the environment

You may have heard the term “regenerative agriculture” to describe farms that help fix the planet. Well fish farms in Lake Huron are an example of “regenerative aquaculture”, because...
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Fish farming

Fish have to learn how to swim?

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...
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Fish facts

Barramundi is an aphrodisiac?

Yes, in Indigenous folklore in Australia, they call them “passion fish”. According to local legend, two forbidden lovers Boodi and Yalima wanted to marry against the elder’s wishes. Determined...
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39% of seafood is thrown out in grocery stores and homes

And what’s the solution? Buy frozen! Food waste is a big problem in North America. Fresh fish is one of the biggest culprits because it’s so perishable. Grocery stores...
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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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