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No more than two in a thousand loggerhead turtles survive into adulthood. Rehabilitating every single one of the stranded turtles rescued by members of the public and brought to us for care is critica...

The festive season has arrived! This year, we want to encourage our Aquarium family to think “blue” by giving meaningful gifts that don’t promote excess consumerism. The Two Oceans Aquarium is among t...

In late October, a collaborative team of researchers from Two Oceans Aquarium and Upwell took a boat into the swift Agulhas Current, the southwest boundary current of the Indian Ocean that runs down t...

Many of our turtle community have been keeping up with the exciting tracking updates of Bheni, a green turtle that underwent just over a year of rehabilitation at our Turtle Conservation Centre. Bheni...

The ocean covers 71% of Earth’s surface. It is home to an estimated 95% of all life, and the planet’s longest mountain range lies under the waves. And yet, we know more about the surface of the moon t...

Visitors to the Two Oceans Aquarium may be familiar with Nori, a green turtle currently housed in the I&J Ocean Exhibit. Nori has been undergoing rehabilitation with our Turtle Conservation Centre...

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Marine Wildlife Management Programme (MWMP) is devoted to preserving the welfare of the abundant wildlife within the V&A Waterfront and its surroundings. While...

On 13 November 1995, the Two Oceans Aquarium opened its doors for the very first time. Today, we celebrate 29 incredible years of being a hub of Cape Town's ocean tourism, education and conservation c...

Recently, an outbreak of rabies has put the Cape fur seal populations and public safety in jeopardy. Thankfully, several incredible organisations are working to mitigate the effects of the outbreak.

From 13 – 18 October 2024, the 7th International Marine Conservation Conference (IMCC) was held in Cape Town. The theme of this year’s IMCC was “Make Marine Science Matter”. Amongst the attendees were...

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre is thrilled to announce that 12 of the 605 loggerhead turtle hatchlings that were stranded on Western Cape beaches in April have been ta...

It's time for your favourite kind of turtle news – Bokkie’s first satellite tracking update! We’re sharing some fascinating insights from the travels of Bokkie, the green turtle, and Nobomvu, the logg...