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(...) In the wake of a tradition for centuries and the different activities around fishing, appears a new company in the South of the country, Oceanic, a company based in Ermidas - Sado, Portugal (...)
Portugal was born with the sea, for Portugal the sea has always been na exit and entry point and a source of livelihood. Fishing in Portugal is an activity since ancient times.
António Baldaque da Silva (Lisbon 28.12.1852-21.08.1915) was the first Portuguese person to dedicate himself to the study of fishing in Portugal, but long before him many made a mention of this activity of which so many Portuguese are in love with and is an integral part of their diet.
The Portuguese engaged in the fishing activity from Minho to the Algarve and also in North Africa in earlier prior to nationality.
Proficient fishermen and navigators, early Portuguese sought to faraway places to develop fishing activities and already in 1353 appear references to cod fishing on the shores of England. The coming of Scandinavian merchants in search of salt for the salting of the fish , led the Portuguese to cod fishery in the Scandinavian seas. Berengaria daughter of D. Sancho II , marries Valdemar II of Denmark , to establish a commercial alliance between the two kingdoms, which would be based primarily on salt and cod.
In the wake of a tradition for centuries and the different activities around fishing, appears a new company in the South of the country, Oceanic, a company based in Ermidas - Sado, Portugal, specializing in the wholesale distribution of fresh fish.
Oceanic is a leader in national retail marketing of fresh fish and began its activity in 2011. Since its inception it made honesty as its cornerstone, both in either its comercial and labor relationships.
The company has about 50 employees in its head-office in Ermidas- Sado and among its warehouses of Sines, Porto, Faro and Tangier (Morocco).
The purchase of the fish is done beyond Portugal, in Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, USA, Canada, South Africa, Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania.
