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We are so happy to announce that Saving Seals, the short film by local wildlife photographer and conservation ambassador Steve Benjamin of Animal Ocean, won the Grand Prix Award at the International Tourism Film Festival Africa in the Documentary and Television category. The film also won Gold in the Environment & Ecology thematic category. Saving Seals documents the extraordinary measures undertaken by staff of the Two Oceans Aquarium and the Aquarium Foundation to rescue and disentangle seals. These efforts are part of the Marine Wildlife Management Programme at the V&A Waterfront.

Guest writer Keren Spyker joined outreach teacher Thabo on a visit to Kleinberg Primary School with the Oceans in Motion mobile aquarium classroom. The Oceans in Motion outreach programme brought an assortment of living rock pool-dwelling animals right into the children's classroom, stimulating a fun and informative lesson about life in the ocean.

The Tara ocean laboratory ship is stopping in Cape Town's V&A Waterfront on its 70 000 kilometre voyage to research the ocean microbiome, climate change and pollution connecting Europe, Africa, South America and Antarctica. Tara and her crew of scientists will be engaging with members of the public in Cape Town from 23 April to 1 May 2022 at a series of awareness-raising events - including a public conference at the Two Oceans Aquarium on Wednesday 27 April.

Everybody loves Nemo, but do you know how clownfish actually start their lives? Let's take a closer look into these much-loved fish.

Recent weather conditions are causing turtle hatchlings to wash up on our southern coast - we need you to help rescue them! Please call 083 300 1663 to arrange transport for any rescued turtles to our rehab facility in Cape Town.

Ragged-tooth sharks are one of the most iconic animals at the Two Oceans Aquarium, with thousands of people taking the opportunity to stop and stare in fascination at our Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Exhibit. But, how much do you really know about these incredible animals? Here are 10 facts about our beloved raggies:

Meet Pan, the newest member of our I&J Ocean Exhibit community of sea turtle rehabilitation patients. Pan is a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), and despite his diminutive size, Pan can potentially grow to over 450kg - and with proper care at the hands of the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation team, Pan will get the opportunity to reach that size in the wild!Pan was rescued by members of the public at Struisbaai on 29 April 2019, weighing only 49.5g! Like many of the stranded loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings that wash up on our coastline, Pan was affected by the cold waters around the Western Cape after being ejected from the warmer Agulhas Current - resulting in the turtle becoming "cold-stunned", which in turn can lead to a host of other problems, particularly dehydration, immunocompromise, and metabolic difficulties.

Phew, what an experience - we just completed our first face-to-face course of 2022, the Junior Biologist Couse. The Junior Biologist Course took place over four Saturdays from 19 February to 12 March 2022. About three hundred applications were received for this course - from this we were able to accept 89 participants, of which we were able to sponsor the attendance of 53 (don't worry - there will be plenty of other opportunities for courses later this year).

Everything we do at the Two Oceans Aquarium is made possible by the incredible contributions of our passionate staff and volunteer team members. Once a year, we take the opportunity to thank our long-serving team members with a special event - thank you for everything you do!The morning kicked off with a short message from Two Oceans Aquarium CEO Michael Farquhar, General Curator Tinus Beukes and Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation Executive Chairperson Ann Lamont, highlighting the amazing things our team has been able to accomplish over the past tumultuous two years - and what we can accomplish going forward together. But, as much as we love our leaders, the real stars of the day were the amazing staff and volunteers who received awards:

Part of our teams daily routine is patrolling the V&A Waterfront to monitor the local marine wildlife and assist animals in need. Sometimes, this means hopping into a boat and following seals around the local harbour to disentangle those with loops of plastic pollution ensnaring them.