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Find your way around South Africa’s MPAs with the launch of the MPA maps!
Find your way around South Africa’s MPAs with the launch of the MPA maps!
In the build-up to the 5th annual Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Day on 1 August, easy-to-read maps of South Africa’s MPAs have been released to help anglers and the public navigate these precious ‘nat...

Marine Protected Areas, Conservation, Sustainable Seafood, Press Releases, Foundation

Here’s why Marine Sciences should be your top Matric subject choice for 2026
Here’s why Marine Sciences should be your top Matric subject choice for 2026
Are you an ocean-loving Grade 9 learner who loves science and thinking outside the box? What if we told you that our Ocean Campus offers a school subject that lets you explore the deep sea, discover h...

Marine Sciences, Courses, Education, Foundation, Blog

Our Ocean Campus’ Adult Education team gave the Wildlife Forensics Academy an introduction to life behind the scenes!
Our Ocean Campus hosted the Wildlife Forensics Academy for a two-day workshop
This past week, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Ocean Campus hosted several Wildlife Forensics Academy (WFA) interns for a two-day workshop aimed at introducing these bright young minds to the wo...

Education, Conservation, Foundation, Blog, Courses

Creatures & Creators: A winter workshop of wonder, collaboration and discovery
Creatures & Creators: A winter workshop of wonder, collaboration, and discovery
Cape Town Creative Academy (CTCA) recently co-designed and co-developed Creatures & Creators in partnership with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation...

Marine Sciences, Education, Fish, Foundation, Events, Blog

This World Shark Day, a collaborative acoustic tagging project is shining a light on elasmobranch movements
This World Shark Day, a collaborative acoustic tagging project is shining a light on elasmobranch movements
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 (sh...

Research, Marine Protected Areas, Conservation, sharks, Foundation, Blog

Building community conservation success: A collaboration between the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation and the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
Building community conservation success: A collaboration between the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation and the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens
The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, California, USA, recently facilitated a social science training workshop hosted by the Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town. The workshop guided participant...

Conservation, Our team, Foundation, Events, Blog

The sardine run is underway, but where have all the fish gone?
The sardine run is underway, but where have all the fish gone?
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.

Sustainable Seafood, Fish, Blog

We celebrated our dedicated staff at the Two Oceans Aquarium and its Foundation!
We honoured our dedicated long-serving staff at the Two Oceans Aquarium and its Foundation!
Behind every magical moment at the Two Oceans Aquarium is an incredible team making it all happen! We recently celebrated the Long Service Awards, honouring some of our amazing staff and volunteers wh...

Our team, Blog

What the Two Oceans Aquarium learned from 2025's United Nations Ocean Conference
What the Two Oceans Aquarium learned from 2025's United Nations Ocean Conference
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, Exe...

Marine Protected Areas, Conservation, Foundation, Blog

Meet our research team at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation
Meet our research team at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation
At the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, we are proud to support a thriving multidisciplinary Research team.

Research, Sunfish, Conservation, Our team, Foundation, Blog

How we tag the turtles for release at the Turtle Conservation Centre
How we tag the turtles for release at the Turtle Conservation Centre
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. Tagging is an invaluable tool for ...

Turtles, Conservation, Foundation, Blog

Tracking our turtles: Nobomvu's explorations
Tracking our turtles: Nobomvu's explorations
It’s been 543 days since Nobomvu, the loggerhead turtle, was released into the warm waters off Cape Point. Fondly known to the Turtle Conservation Centre team as our “Red Lady”, Nobomvu has had a fasc...

Turtles, Conservation, Foundation, Blog