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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.

A rare event was recently spotted in the cool waters of Cape Town - a massive ocean sunfish (Mola mola) leaping completely out of the water! You might have already seen it - photographs by Aly Ison have already been widely circulated online after capturing this incredible moment near South Africa's Glencairn a few days ago (to our knowledge, this is one of just a few sunfish breaches ever photographed)!

We've teamed up with Consol Glass to celebrate World Turtle Day on 23 May 2022 with a pop-up exhibit activation in the Aquarium. The temporary exhibit will be open from Friday 20 May to Tuesday 24 May 2022, and highlighted sea turtle facts and information, all about the threats facing these animals out at sea such as plastic pollution and ghost fishing gear.Follow the life of a South African sea turtle, from hatchling to the perils of ocean survival - and maybe even being rescued by a human! The exhibit also tells the story of the sea turtle rehabilitation work being done by the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, which is supported by Ardagh Glass Packaging - Africa (AGP-A, formerly Consol Glass).

There are only seven species of sea turtles on Earth, and all of them except two visit South Africa. Sadly, all five of the species that occur in South African waters appear on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

You can tell a lot about sharks simply by looking at their teeth – revealing their diets and, by extension, their lifestyles. While public perception about sharks is often quite negative, with their teeth viewed as "weapons" the reality is that, just like the teeth in our own omnivorous mouths, shark teeth are specialised for their diets, and by looking at them, scientists can tell what is on a shark's menu (it's not us).

In honour of Father's Day, experience a 3 for the price of 2 Discover Scuba Diving adventure!From Friday 17 June to Sunday 19 June 2022, you can book three PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experiences at the Aquarium for the price of two. This limited-time promotion is the ideal opportunity to gift dad or any father figure a special adventure experience with the family!Make a memory inside the Two Oceans Aquarium's I&J Ocean Exhibit and explore the world of our rays, musselcrackers and parrotfish from their underwater point of view. The Discover Scuba Diving Experience is suitable for anyone in reasonable health, and with no prior diving or underwater experience.

World Ocean Day 2022 is focused on the need to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. People across the globe are urged to add their voices to the growing demand for more protection of the planet as climate change, biodiversity loss, habitat destruction, and overexploitation threaten the diverse ecosystems on which humans depend for their survival.

When you're asked to take action for the sake of conserving life in the oceans, it often sounds like a big commitment - but it doesn't have to be. For World Ocean Day, we asked a few of our ocean-loving team members to tell us one small thing that they do at home for the good of the ocean - and the answers really reveal how easily small lifestyle changes can have an oversized positive impact:

The Two Oceans Aquarium rescued a large sunfish from the Robinson Dry Dock in the V&A Waterfront yesterday afternoon. The fish had become trapped in the dock as the water was being drained out of it and had to be airlifted out via a crane.

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's collaboration with Christel House started in 2020, in response to the national lockdown, as online sessions of our Junior Biologist and Smart Living courses for their Grade 5 and 6 learners. This shift to online teaching was made possible thanks to sponsorship from AVI.In 2021, the Foundation expanded its offering to Christel House, by including taking mobile puppet shows to the Grade 1 to 3 learners, as well as offering our Marine Science Explorer courses to Grade 8 and 9s. This year we were able to continue this partnership, all thanks to AVI.

Eagle rays (Myliobatis aquila) are an iconic South African marine species. Small, but charming, these rays are found along the entire length of our coastline, and range as far as the Black Sea and the African East Coast. These charismatic animals have long been a favourite of visitors - big and small - at the Two Oceans Aquarium, but how much do you really know about them?