Skip to content
Latest news

Latest news

What have we been up to at the Two Oceans Aquarium?
Go to external page: SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
Learn about spotted gully sharks this school holiday

Learn about spotted gully sharks this school holiday

The Aquarium is home to a remarkable variety of shark species, many of them found only in South African waters. Today, we’re learning all about gully sharks.

Sharks, Campaigns, Animals, Blog

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, Ocean Campus, 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

Learn about ragged-tooth sharks this school holiday

Learn about ragged-tooth sharks this school holiday

This school holiday, school’s out and sharks are in: We’re diving into the incredible sharks at the Two Oceans Aquarium – big and small. Today, we’re learning all about ragged-tooth sharks.

Sharks, Exhibits, Animals, 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

Learn about shysharks this school holiday

Learn about shysharks this school holiday

The Aquarium is home to a remarkable variety of shark species, many of them found only in South African waters. From the iconic ragged-tooth sharks cruising through the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark ...

Sharks, Campaigns, Blog

We honoured our dedicated long-serving 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 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

Curl up like a catshark - it's the Members-only Winter Family Sleepover!

SOLD OUT: Curl up like a catshark - it's the Members-only Winter Family Sleepover!

It's time for our fin-tastic members-only Winter Holiday Sleepover! Enjoy this jaw-some opportunity to spend the night surrounded by magnificent sharks and ocean creatures, discovering why these incre...

Membership, Events