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Making Marine Science Matter: Dr Judy Mann-Lang's IMCC7 Keynote on People, Passion, and the Power of Communication
Making Marine Science Matter: Dr Judy Mann-Lang's IMCC7 Keynote on People, Passion, and the Power of Communication
At the recent 7th International Marine Conservation Congress in South Africa, our own Dr Judy Mann-Lang took the stage to deliver a plenary speech that was not only insightful into the landscape of sc...

Blog, Foundation, Conservation, Research

Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation celebrates partnership with Primedia Cares and CapeTalk to Protect Our Ocean Future
Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation celebrates partnership with Primedia Cares and CapeTalk to Protect Our Ocean Future
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is proud to announce a powerful new partnership with Primedia Cares and CapeTalk, dedicated to promoting ocean conservation through education, inspiration and action...

Foundation, Press Releases

Happy World Veterinary Day: Celebrating our women-led vet team
Happy World Veterinary Day: Celebrating our women-led vet team
At the Two Oceans Aquarium and its Foundation, our staff and the animals in our care are privileged to work with and be cared for by two incredible veterinarians: Dr Ilse Jenkinson and Dr Bernice van ...

Our team, Conservation, Animals, Turtles, Foundation, Blog

Celebrating our African penguin chicks’ journey on World Penguin Day
Celebrating our African penguin chicks’ journey on World Penguin Day
It’s World Penguin Day, and this year, we’re highlighting some particularly special animals at the Two Oceans Aquarium: Our African penguin chicks!

Penguins, #NotOnOurWatch, Conservation, Foundation, Blog

Five things you can do to make a difference this Earth Day!
Four things you can do to make a difference this Earth Day!
Happy Earth Day to our awesome Two Oceans Aquarium family! Originally celebrated in the United States in 1970, Earth Day is now a well-known holiday associated with turning one’s electricity off for a...

Conservation, Blog

Four reasons why Trash Bash beach cleanups are the best way to spend a Saturday
Four reasons why Trash Bash beach cleanups are the best way to spend a Saturday
If you’re keen to have a positive impact on the environment but aren’t sure how to do so, Trash Bash is the place to start! Every month, the Two Oceans Aquarium hosts their popular Trash Bash beach cl...

Trash Bash, Plastic Pollution, Conservation, Foundation, Events, Blog

Looking ahead at the 2030 World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) Conservation Goal
Looking ahead at the 2030 World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) Conservation Goal
The Two Oceans Aquarium’s Dr Judy Mann and Helen Lockhart recently attended a workshop in Seattle, United States, to discuss and develop the framework for the proposed 2030 World Association of Zoos a...

WAZA, Conservation, Sustainable Seafood, Foundation, Blog

Reflecting on the journeys of our satellite-tagged juvenile loggerhead turtles with Upwell
Reflecting on the journeys of our satellite-tagged juvenile loggerhead turtles with Upwell
For the past six months, researchers at Upwell and Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation have had an opportunity that is still novel in the world of sea turtle research: To track juvenile turtles at sea.

Conservation, Turtles, Foundation, Blog, Turtle tracking

For the first time in six years, the Two Oceans Aquarium’s Jelly Gallery is housing pink meanies!
For the first time in six years, the Two Oceans Aquarium’s Jelly Gallery is housing multiple pink meanies!
Pink meanies are an incredibly rare species of jelly that the Two Oceans Aquarium has only housed four times in its 30-year history! This time, we have five on display in the popular Jelly Gallery.

Exhibits, Animals, Invertebrates, Blog

Listening for turtles: The importance of acoustic tagging as a tool for conservation
Listening for turtles: The importance of acoustic tagging as a tool for conservation
Four of South Africa’s aquariums, together with a leading research institute, are working together to acoustically tag subadult and adult turtles that have been rescued, rehabilitated, and released.

Marine Protected Areas, Turtles, Conservation, Foundation, Blog

Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation uncovering the keys to saving the sea
Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation uncovering the keys to saving the sea
Dr Judy Mann-Lang, Executive for Strategy at Cape Town’s Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, has been researching how people use knowledge about the ocean.

Marine Protected Areas, Conservation, Foundation, WAZA

The Two Oceans Aquarium and City of Cape Town work together to help seals in distress
The Two Oceans Aquarium and City of Cape Town work together to help seals in distress
This International Seal Day, the Two Oceans Aquarium shines a light on the iconic Cape fur seal. Capetonians are familiar with this curious, charismatic, and ubiquitous marine mammal with which they s...

Marine Wildlife, Conservation, Foundation, Blog