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Happy Otter Day: Learn about the Cape clawless otter with Wildlife Monitor Abdullah Abrahams
This World Otter Day, we’re celebrating the Cape clawless otters that call the V&A Waterfront area home. Through our Marine Wildlife Management Programme's Urban Otter Project, we have learnt quite a lot about these charming and fascinating mammals.
Learn how to protect our blue planet this World Oceans Day
Today is World Oceans Day! At the Two Oceans Aquarium, this day is close to our hearts as we are privileged to represent not one, but two, incredible oceans: The Atlantic and the Indian.
Diving into an ocean conservation story at One Blue Heart
The highly anticipated One Blue Heart event took an immersive and intimate approach, bringing ocean conservation back to its core of connection, awareness, and impact. The Unplugged concept focused on care, abundance, community, and a collective spirit – a reminder that we have one chance to make a lasting impact.
Tagged fish research shows how our Marine Protected Areas are saving the species
With marine life in rapid decline, urgent action is needed to protect ocean creatures and their habitats to ensure a healthy ecosystem and ocean survival. The establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is one way that this can be achieved, with research of fish species showing notable improvement. In the build-up to MPA Day celebrations on 1 August, a passionate South African scientist has shared his findings that show the value of these ‘nature reserves of the sea’.
South Africa signs historic High Seas Treaty - What does this actually mean?
A breakthrough moment for marine conservation as South Africa joins the global push to protect nearly half our planet.
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 fascinating journey since her release.
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 this work, providing us with incredible insight into the post-rehabilitation movements and lifestyles of our turtles.
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.
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, Executive of Strategic Projects, avidly followed the conference’s proceedings and shared her thoughts with us.
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.
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 participants in creating rigorous and scientifically valid community perception and evaluation studies.
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 (sharks and rays). What better way to celebrate World Shark Day?