The name derives from the Greek word Ωκεανóς, Oceanus for the ancient Latin. For the ancient Greek this was the name of the God of the sea meaning "immensity".

Is not coincidental if our organization was named after it. We are a team of biologists and scientists sharing our passion for the sea. While sailing for many months a year, we dedicate our expertise, skills and knowledge to research and especially to the preservation of endangered marine mammals.

With several international cooperations our horizons are widened and our research is enriched by the enthusiasm and multicultural spirit of our crew.

Oceanus, the most ancient of Titans, was son of Uranus and Gea, and Oceanus (Greek Ωκεανός, Okeanos) was believed to be the world-ocean in classical antiquity.

In Greek mythology it was personified as a Titan, a son of Uranus and Gea, with his consort Tethys, their union gave birth to the ocean nymphs, also known as the three-thousand Oceanids. One of them,
Anfitrite, married Poseidon.

According to the myth, Oceanus withdrew from the conflict which saw the Titans be defeated by the Olympians, headed by Zeus, so he could continue reigning ...under the sea!

His kingdom was the farthest West, were the ancients placed the origin of everything including all the rivers and the sources of the world.

The Oceanus research group is always keen to promote any initiative or idea aiming to focus people's attention on socio-economical and ecological topics, wishing to improve the dialogue between different civilizations and cultures.

Worth mentioning is our last action during the monitoring mission around Cabo Verde's Islands in from December 2004 to January 2005; following some requests from local charities, Thety's crew delivered one ton of didactic material (books, drawing and writing tools) to the children living in the farest and smallest islands.