The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s research team is thrilled to announce a marvellous new partnership to address key knowledge gaps in marine research, particularly in the field of elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). What better way to celebrate World Shark Day?

The sardine run is one of the ocean’s most extraordinary events. Every year, the ocean community flocks to South Africa’s east coast to witness this stunning display of abundance and biodiversity.

This month, the ocean took the global stage at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) , which took place in France from 9 – 13 June 2025. Our Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Dr Judy Mann-Lang, Executive of Strategic Projects, avidly followed the conference’s proceedings and shared her thoughts with us. Ours truly is a “blue planet” – water covers a whopping 71% of the Earth’s surface. Most of this is the ocean, sustaining life in innumerable ways: Acting as the world’s l

At the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's Turtle Conservation Centre , our dedicated team rescues, rehabilitates, and releases five of the world’s seven turtle species. All turtle species are listed as vulnerable to extinction on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species. Thus, our Turtle Conservation Centre’s work has a far-reaching impact on the survival and protection of these endangered species.  Tagging  is a huge part of this vital work and a central part of marine scienc

In February 2025, our Marine Wildlife Management Programme (MWMP) team had the incredible opportunity to join the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE)’s Marine Mammal team for fieldwork in Kleinzee – home to one of South Africa’s largest Cape fur seal colonies. This work focused on the pups of the year, born between October 2024 and January 2025. February is a perfect time to mark the pups as they have gained enough strength to be handled for researc

Every year, hundreds of turtle hatchlings are brought to our Turtle Conservation Centre after stranding on the beaches of the Western Cape. But in 2024, after intense storms hit the coastline, our turtle team were challenged like never before when over 600 turtle hatchlings washed ashore.  In light of World Turtle Day tomorrow, we’re shining a light on how our dedicated community responded to this record-breaking stranding season and what it means for the future survival of t

South Africa is home to incredible species diversity, from its wild ocean to the rugged mountains. Unfortunately, many of these species...

Our Turtle Conservation Centre recently welcomed a new addition to the rehabilitation space – a large male loggerhead turtle.

As our Two Oceans Aquarium family and turtle community may know, turtle stranding season is coming up. This is an extremely busy time for...

Recently, our Two Oceans Aquarium team was involved in a huge sunfish rescue in the Transnet Robinson Dry Dock . To many, the sunfish is...