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Join us for an mpa treasure hunt at dalebrook on saturday 30 july 2022
Join us for Rocky Shore Explore in celebration of World Ocean Day
Join us for our Rocky Shore Explore on Saturday, 8 June 2024, in celebration of World Ocean Day.

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Join us for an mpa treasure hunt at dalebrook on saturday 30 july 2022
Join us for an MPA treasure hunt at Dalebrook on Saturday 30 July 2022
We'd love you to join us on Saturday 30 July 2022, from 10h00 to 11h30 at Dalebrook Tidal Pool, part of the Table Mountain National Park MPA. Bring the family for a fun morning of ocean adventures and...

Blog, Events, Marine Protected Areas

Join us for an mpa treasure hunt at dalebrook on saturday 30 july 2022
Join us for an MPA treasure hunt at Dalebrook on Saturday 30 July 2022
We'd love you to join us on Saturday 30 July 2022, from 10h00 to 11h30 at Dalebrook Tidal Pool, part of the Table Mountain National Park MPA. Bring the family for a fun morning of ocean adventures and...

Blog, Events, Marine Protected Areas

Mandela day 2022 at the red cross children's hospital
Mandela Day 2022 at the Red Cross Children's Hospital
In celebration of Mandela Day 2022, the Two Oceans Aquarium team took to Red Cross Children’s Hospital to bring much-needed joy and sunshine to the cold and rainy morning! "Mandela Day is a day of giv...

Blog, Foundation, Education, ECD, Outreach

And they're off! endangered sea turtles released in three-aquarium collaborative effort
And they're off! Endangered sea turtles released in three-aquarium collaborative effort
Teamwork makes the dream work (cheesy, but true)! The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, uShaka Sea World and Bayworld (with assistance from East London Aquarium) teamed up for the release of three rehab...

Blog, Foundation, Turtles, Conservation

Turtle rehabilitation at its finest: what i learned from the turtle rehabilitation team
Turtle rehabilitation at its finest: What I learned from the turtle rehabilitation team
Turtles live most comfortably in warmer water. Being reptiles, they regulate their body temperature according to the ambient water temperature. So, when the weaker hatchlings find themselves in cold w...

Blog, Our team, Foundation, Turtles

Meet turbo the rescued green sea turtle
Meet Turbo the rescued green sea turtle
Turbo is a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) that was rescued on 22 September 2021 at De Hoop Nature reserve by members of Spill Tech, who initially thought she was dead. De Hoop rangers rapidly helpe...

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Creating awareness: sharing knowledge is the most important part of the turtle rescue programme
Creating awareness: Sharing knowledge is the most important part of the turtle rescue programme
A significant portion of conservation is the creation of awareness around conservation issues, but we don't really talk about "creating awareness" much. The reality is that awareness is the most impor...

Blog, Turtles

Thanks for joining us at mouille point for trash bash
Thanks for joining us at Mouille Point for Trash Bash
Bright and early on the morning of 2 July 2022, the Two Oceans Aquarium team, together with members of the public, headed to Mouille Point Beach to collect plastic pollution as part of our regular Tra...

Blog, Trash Bash, Plastic Pollution

Plastic free july: easy changes that you can make to keep plastic pollution out of our ocean
Plastic free july: easy changes that you can make to keep plastic pollution out of our ocean
It's Plastic Free July, a month where people around the globe are challenged to say "no" to single-use plastics, and be part of reducing the plastic pollution that enters our ocean. Cutting out plasti...

Blog, Plastic Pollution, Foundation, Conservation

What is a padi discover scuba diving experience?
What is a padi discover scuba diving experience?
If you've never dived before, but want to see our I&J Ocean Exhibit from the inside, then the PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience is for you. This short course takes you from having no underwate...

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Three (other) fantastic animals you can see in the save our seas foundation shark exhibit
Three (other) fantastic animals you can see in the save our seas foundation shark exhibit
Ragged-tooth sharks are the stars of the show in the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit, but they share this space with several other species – all equally amazing, and fascinating. Let’s meet a f...

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