About us – Tharos

Dreamers and stubborn believers

Who we are

With over 30 years in the krill industry, 2 world patents and operations in Northern Atlantic and South Antarctic krill fisheries, Tharos is pioneer in developing the world’s first entirely on-board and solvent-free krill oil extraction technology.

What we want to achieve : The unthinkable

The only way we know: hard work and true devotees

Why us? - who other has 30 years of fully devoted on-site work in the krill business adding the time two of Tharos’ managers have devoted to this beautiful activity?. We have all the capabilities required to make consumer’s dream come true
Which are such dreams? - protect the environment while sourcing their products directly from where the resource is, more specifically…. at- sea, without the use of any external chemical, whatever it is
Aren’t we afraid of the negative impact our work has in the environment? - none at all as we are cutting 80% of carbon emissions and the logistic complexities the krill fishery has. Our processing technology environmental footprint is negligible.
Our worst nightmare? - unable to convey our message and product to consumers… on time..
Our unfinished project? - sadly the North Atlantic fishery authorities set a krill TAC (total allowable catch) so low that it made us unable to keep running the first ever krill fishery in that region.
A great start? - end 90s supporting at at time the first ever krill oil to reach the market from Canadian company Neptune Technologies and Bioresources. What a great launch!!
If all is so exceptional with our process, why not earlier? - hardest question of all. We wanted others take it live until we faced reality, contaminant technologies when installed and running, the change is costly and takes time. We needed to take a number and stay in the line.
Is this all what you have to offer? - with 80 years in this activity do you really think this is it? Since our 90’s first R&D work at sea, our pipeline is full of new products, patents, concepts…. And way too many more dreams :-))
Some sad time? - when those that help us persevere and supported our slim amount of sleep, have anticipated their departure to other universes
Can we know wich are those other products your research has seen? - hydrolyzates, special dried oils and antioxidants.
Will we survive competing with the incumbent moguls the krill industry has, and keeps adding? - let’s face that question in the coming 10 years.

Quality

This unique technology extracts pure krill oil through a cost-effective and cleaner process. Tharos, as producer, manufactures krill oil entirely onboard factory trawlers, at-sea, where the operation takes place, from fresh raw krill in less than 2 hours from capture. The oil becomes final onboard. There is no need for any further purification or extraction on-land neither any solvent use.

Innovation

Outsourced independent contractors and producers. We develop and manage projects throughout the entire value chain, from ideation to sales and marketing. Our core competences cover the entire value chain, from nobel marine-origin product ideation to development, production and sales.

Sustainability

A 5-year research using Tharos patented extraction techonlogy succesfully extracted oils and meals from marine waste, as head and viscera. Phospholipids-enriched oils were sourced depending on which marine waste species were tested. Flexible working teams run projects on-site, where the operation takes place.

Our mission

It is our mission to be a reliable, trustworthy, knowledgeable and high-caliber participants in the krill industry.

In our close to 30 years’ work in the krill industry we have delivered Tharos’ proprietary engineering, technical and commercial reports and services. We have supported academia, Governments, end-users and distributors with our in-house on-site activities’ reports and consulting services.

Moving towards a more open platform, we publish third-parties’ research, commercial and technical information when we think these improve the value chain and our clients’ knowledge. These material come from open sources and/or having the express consent of editors/writers/researchers.

Additionally, having concluded a very long research that finally become a patented krill oil extraction technology, Tharos’ become a producer of a vital krill end-product. We have put year’s of hard work at-sea and on-land to offer the market the sole GMO-free, solvent-free, entirely at-sea manufactured krill oil, pure, not blended, not chemically treated.

The Tharos’ family hopes you enjoy this journey with us

Why Choose Us

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100% Organic

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Certified Medicine

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3rd Party Tested

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Reduce Pain

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Team Core

Managing Director. Agronomist Engineer with specializing courses in UC Davis (USA), Berkley University nd University di Padova (Italy). Co-inventor of Tharos’ patents.

ood Engineer. World-leader in South Antarctic krill at-sea processing engineering as nobody has experienced Raul’s 7 years’ combined operations onboard factory trawlers.