SeafoodSource’s contributing editor Mark Godfrey has done a remarkable work covering the South Antarctic krill fishery, and its players in particular.

This time China was again covered on Mark’s November 25^th article, as financial problems are slowing China’s planned expansion into Antarctica’s krill fishery.

Please read here latest from SeafoodSource’s Mark Godfrey.

Have a great day, as this is your best day.

Tharos Team

December 5th 2022 

As strange as it sounds, they do have a significant similarity, which is how they are packed and preserved.

Either in 25-kilo or 1.2-ton bags, MASTERPACKGroup (and its sister company SOMSIX) have achieved a remarkable success with its MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging). Other food, minerals and feed categories as following this trend.

When we speak about circularity, cut food waste, and sell a system that offers a negligible environmental footprint…. we mean it! Read more here.

This a is great day, enjoy it !!

Tharos Team

December 3 2022

MONGABAY’s just reported on latest CCAMLR’s decision about the South Antarctic krill and other species fisheries, which can be read here.

It basically follows past years’ CCMLR meetings outcome, with the krill fishery facing most of the scrutiny. None of the effort made by all the stakeholders involved in this fishery, science included, seems to be taken into consideration by the same scientific community. It is not only world’s best managed fishery, but also the one having the largest areas of either protected, or no-fishing activities. 

Future annual meetings will be much more contested, possibly the consensus-decision taking approach scraped, and the entire South Antarctic well balanced science-commercial activities clashing each other. Even more when the coming revision of the original Antarctic Treaty is re-visited.

Tharos has extensively reported on these issues, and how geo-political matters will dominate the scene, and CCAMLR future decisions. Please visit our News and Reports Section for more about this. 

Have a great day…. this is a unique-best day.

Tharos

November 14 2022 

We’re proud to announce that MASTERPACK GROUP won “De Gouden Noot” award with its sustainable packaging solution: Modified Atmosphere Technology!

Since its inception in 1958, Packaging Innovation Contest De Gouden Noot (“The Golden Walnut”) has developed into the world’s most competitive packaging contest were entries are judged on their over-all innovativeness. With De Gouden Noot, NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre stimulates “holistic” innovation in packaged products and packaging.

De Gouden Noot took place on Thursday, October 6, 2022. The honor for De Gouden Noot 2022 went to Masterpack Group with its “Modified Atmosphere Technology” (GOLD), followed by PACKSYS GmbH with the Capsule Dispenser (SILVER) and Mibelle Group with the PET bottles from CO2 recycling (BRONZE). You can see the contest details, winners and other finalists here.

If that’s not enough, MASTERPACK holds the GOLD category in the stringent certification ECOVADIS.

Come and talk to us. Lets explore what MASTERPACK (and its partner company SOMSIX) is achieving in the LATAM market in the food, minerals and the fishing industry categories.

Have a great, as this is your best day !

THAROS Team
October 18 2022

Some frenzy years have passed for South Korean consumers dealing with poor-quality (read false) krill oils. Not only blended (read not pure) krill oils, but also oxidized ones. 

Latest from the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) found that almost all of their last krill oil recalled brands were USA-made. It is bad for krill oils, but also raises the risk to taint the entire Omega-3 category.

You can read most of the South Korean krill oils “drama” in our News and Report section.

Recent Nutraingredients.com news rounds-up the latest South Korea’s nutraceutical industry.

Thanks
Remember… this is the best day to have a good day!

February 22 2022 

Dear Friends

A 2020 paper contributes to mapping the scientific and patent landscape for biodiversity and innovation in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. It reviewed 116 million patent documents and 64 million families from 134 countries. Europe and USA lead the list of invention patents holders, Tharos ranking 3rd regarding patents family members.

When the data is ranked by species and the number of scientific publications, krill leads thanks to a combination of an increasing number of claims to elements of krill, such as krill oil, and the use of krill as an actual or potential ingredient in a claimed invention, such as a foodstuff, animal feed, pharma or cosmetic. 

The proliferation of patent activity across sectors for krill and its implications, predict trends in the krill fishery. Across both scientific and common names for krill, the report identified 150 first filings linked to a total of 1.193 family members worldwide.

Take a look here for a summarized version of the report.

Have a great day

February 4th 2022

Dear friends

Once again…..many thanks for your valuable drive to learn more about this wonderful species, krill. 

Acknowledging your interest to go for the extra mile on krill hydrolysates, we bring here a short and summarized report on Tharos’ at-sea and on-land work with krill hydrolysates. Your questions has a merit…. is it worth the effort, and cost, of manufacturing krill hydrolysates instead of other protein hydrolysates, or krill meal alone for example.

Come and read our report here. As usual, we are ready to answer your questions.

Thanks for helping us become a better company, and your preferred source of information. 

Have a nice day

January 24 2022

Not all what is said and published comes true for the South Antarctic krill fishery.  A good update has just been published by SeafoodSource. Come and read their article here.

Have a nice day

January 11 2022.

We want to thank the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IO PAN), for their kindness sharing this past research in the krill fishery. The Institute of Oceanology was founded in 1983 in order to communicate the scientific understanding of the marine environment and the issues related to its protection and sustainable use.