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Join us for Trash Bash beach cleanup - protect our Marine Protected Areas!
Shine a light on the message of Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Day at our next Trash Bash beach cleanup!
As part of the Table Mountain National Park MPA, Hout Bay is the perfect site for an MPA-focused Trash Bash. The Two Oceans Aquarium and our Aquarium family will be at Hout Bay Beach on Saturday, 17 August – join us to experience first-hand the vital role beach cleanups can play in ocean health inside and outside MPAs.
Thank you to our turtle community!
As many of our Aquarium and Foundation family know, April saw an unprecedented number of stranded turtle hatchlings arriving at the Turtle Conservation Centre. Our team was working around the clock to care for over 500 loggerhead hatchlings, but we couldn't have done it without our turtle community. We would like to take this opportunity to thank a few of the incredible ocean champions who have helped us in our efforts to rescue and care for these precious turtles.
A year in research: Advancing conservation through collaboration
At the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, our research team is driven by a commitment to collaborate on research projects that focus on animal health and welfare, conservation, water quality, and the desire to support the next generation of scientists. Let’s look back on the past year through the eyes of our research team…
The Two Oceans Aquarium released four spotted gully sharks
Our Two Oceans Aquarium collections team released four spotted gully sharks back into their ocean home at Mgwalana in the Eastern Cape!
Tracking our Turtles: News from Bheni, Nobomvu, and Turbo
Our satellite-tagged turtles, Bheni, Nobomvu, and Turbo, have been making incredible progress on their journeys through the ocean. Bheni is making missions, Nobomvu says "local is lekker", and Turbo's satellite tag has sent in its last transmission.
Volunteer at the Two Oceans Aquarium!
Back by popular demand, we are thrilled to announce that applications are open for new Two Oceans Aquarium volunteers - you just need to complete a short training programme!
Our volunteers are people who love the ocean and offer up some of their free time to help us spread the love of the ocean and its inhabitants. You don't need any prior experience or qualifications to become a volunteer, so this is the perfect opportunity for people who want a taste of what their future career in marine science may hold or those who simply want a hobby that keeps them in touch with the ocean. Young or old - all are welcome.
How to spend a whole morning with the penguins at the Two Oceans Aquarium
At the Two Oceans Aquarium, we are proud to house two species of penguin: The iconic African penguin and the charismatic Northern rockhopper penguin. Visitors to the Aquarium may be familiar with the African penguin feeding times, but did you know that you can actually spend an entire day with our penguin colonies?
Everything you need to know about green turtle season
Around this time of the year, our team at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre starts preparing for the “green season”. Just like turtle hatchlings tend to strand more frequently at particular times of the year, we experience a similar phenomenon with subadult green turtles.
Let’s learn all about green season, and what it means for our turtle team.
Welcome to our new hawksbill turtle, Mangaliso!
On the afternoon of the 30 June, the team at the Turtle Conservation Centre received a message from one of our volunteers that a turtle had been found on Melkbosstrand and was being brought in! When the precious parcel from Melkbos arrived, the team was shocked to see not a loggerhead hatchling but a juvenile hawksbill turtle!
Celebrate World Cleanup Day with the Two Oceans Aquarium at Monwabisi Beach!
In support of World Cleanup Day, join the Two Oceans Aquarium Trash Bash team at Monwabisi Beach and do your bit for the ocean! This is your chance to unite with individuals and organisations around the world who are grabbing their gloves and buckets with the mission of cleaning up plastic from our beaches.
Tracking our turtles: What have Bheni and Nobomvu been up to?
In the last month, our satellite-tagged turtles at the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s Turtle Conservation Centre have been making waves! While both Bheni and Nobomvu were released around the same time in 2023, they’ve had very different journeys…
Our Marine Wildlife Management team rescued 15 seals from Robinson Dry Dock!
Our Marine Wildlife Management Programme undertook a massive seal rescue out of Robinson Dry Dock last week!
When a staff member at the Robinson Dry Dock called the Marine Wildlife Management Programme (MWMP) about several seals being trapped inside the dry dock, our team leapt into action to rescue them.