Zooca® – The Calanus Company: Nutritional marine products, Made in Norway

Page date: Published 3 Mar 2025; updated 25 Mar 2026. 3 min read.

The article profiles Zooca, a biotechnology company based in Tromsø that harvests the copepod Calanus finmarchicus from the Norwegian Sea and develops nutritional products for people and animals. It says raw material is harvested in Northern Norway and processed at the company’s factory in Vesterålen. The company received the Made in Norway label.

The page says Zooca serves health and nutrition and aquaculture markets, and describes the label as a way to communicate Norwegian origin, product quality and responsible harvesting. Zooca’s claims that the resource is renewable, its harvesting is sustainable and its products do not harm the planet are promotional statements; the article provides no ecological assessment, harvest limits or product efficacy evidence. The company says the label will help differentiate its products in markets where customers seek natural and sustainable ingredients. Related links: Aquaculture and fisheries; Health and life science; Made in Norway; Zooca.