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30x30 Countdown: With Four Years to Go, Are We on Track to Protect the Ocean?

30x30 Countdown: With Four Years to Go, Are We on Track to Protect the Ocean?

As the world prepares to celebrate MPA (Marine Protected Areas) Day on 1 August, attention is once again turning to one of the most ambitious conservation commitments ever made: the Global Goal to pro...

Events, Foundation, Conservation, Marine Protected Areas, Press Releases

Ghost fishing gear: The silent killer haunting our ocean

Ghost fishing gear: The silent killer haunting our ocean

When a female loggerhead turtle of nesting age washed ashore in Betty's Bay in February 2025, severely entangled in the ropes of a marker buoy, the damage had already been done. While ghost gear is of...

Sustainable Seafood, Conservation, Plastic Pollution, Turtles, Seals, Foundation, Marine Wildlife, Blog

Meet the keynote speakers for the IZE Conference 2026

Meet the keynote speakers for the IZE Conference 2026

As zoo and aquarium educators from around the world come together at the IZE Conference 2026 to share ideas, celebrate innovation, and strengthen their collective impact, we are honoured to welcome th...

Blog, Events, Foundation, Ocean Campus, IZE

Entangled Cape fur seal rescue in Cape Town: What it reveals about ocean health

Entangled Cape fur seal rescue in Cape Town: What it reveals about ocean health

A juvenile Cape fur seal with a life-threatening entanglement was rescued by the Marine Wildlife Management Programme at the V&A Waterfront. Discover how marine pollution and discarded fishing gea...

Marine Wildlife, Seals, Conservation, Sustainable Seafood, Plastic Pollution, Foundation, Our team, Blog

Tracking our turtles: Cruising the currents with Kai and Nori

Tracking our turtles: Cruising the currents with Kai and Nori

Our Turtle Conservation Centre is currently tracking two rehabilitated and released turtles with very different stories. Kai, a juvenile loggerhead turtle, and Nori, a subadult green turtle, are both ...

Turtles, Turtle tracking, Foundation, Marine Protected Areas, Blog

Tracking our turtles: Snacks and stopovers for Kai and Nori

Tracking our turtles: Snacks and stopovers for Kai and Nori

Our Turtle Conservation Centre is currently tracking two rehabilitated turtles as they journey through the ocean. Let's catch up with Kai and Nori.

Blog, Foundation, Turtles, Turtle tracking, Conservation, Marine Protected Areas

Tracking our Turtles: Kai and Nori are making missions

Tracking our Turtles: Kai and Nori are making missions

Our Turtle Conservation Centre is currently tracking the movements of two rehabilitated turtles as they journey through the ocean: Kai, a loggerhead, and Nori, a green. While they were released in the...

Blog, Foundation, Turtles, Turtle tracking, Conservation, Marine Protected Areas

The Two Oceans Aquarium is hosting this year’s International Zoo Educators’ Conference: Here’s what you need to know

The Two Oceans Aquarium is hosting this year’s International Zoo Educators’ Conference: Here’s what you need to know

In October 2026, the Two Oceans Aquarium is hosting the International Zoo Educators Association (IZE) Conference. Here's everything you need to know about the conference, and why it matters.

IZE, Ocean Campus, Blog, Events, Foundation, Conservation

Rescued loggerhead turtle Kai is released after six years of rehabilitation at our Turtle Conservation Centre

Rescued loggerhead turtle Kai is released after six years of rehabilitation at our Turtle Conservation Centre

The Turtle Conservation Centre at the Two Oceans Aquarium recently celebrated a poignant milestone for one of our long-term rehabilitation patients. Kai, a juvenile loggerhead turtle rescued as a frag...

Blog, Foundation, Turtles, Conservation

Ocean Campus teacher takes the helm at MCEN Western Cape

Ocean Campus teacher takes the helm at MCEN Western Cape

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Ocean Campus is proud to celebrate one of our very own educators Anzio Abels, who has officially been voted in as the new Western Cape regional chairperson for the...

Blog, Foundation, Ocean Campus

A courageous recovery: Habanero, the loggerhead turtle, underwent a flipper amputation

A courageous recovery: Habanero, the rescued loggerhead turtle, underwent a flipper amputation

At the Turtle Conservation Centre in Cape Town, every turtle undergoing rehabilitation receives dedicated, specialised care from our veterinary team, even when this involves making tough decisions. Fo...

Turtles, Foundation, Blog, Conservation

Tracking our Turtles: Nori visits the waters near St Helena island

Tracking our Turtles: Nori visits the waters near St Helena island

Nori, a green turtle who was in rehabilitation at the Turtle Conservation Centre for about two years, was released into the crystal clear waters of De Hoop Marine Protected Area in November 2025.

Turtles, Conservation, Turtle tracking, Marine Protected Areas, Foundation, Blog