Two Oceans Aquarium

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation Turtle Conservation Centre partnered with Upwell Turtles to release 12 satellite-tagged loggerhead turtle hatchlings into the warm waters of iSimangaliso Wetland Park Marine Protected Area! 🐢🌊 Through innovative satellite tagging techniques, we are developing a deeper understanding of the early stages of turtles' lives (also known as the "lost years"). We are incredibly excited about this collaboration and its impact on turtle conservation efforts!📍🩵 We are also grateful to SAAMBR - The South African Association for Marine Biological Research, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife for their support during the release. 💙 Thanks to FNB Care's generous support of the Turtle Conservation Centre, 10 of the released hatchlings are getting a second chance at life in the wild. Read about the release here: https://lnkd.in/d8ZWfmqx

It's time for your favourite kind of turtle news – Bokkie’s first satellite tracking update! 🐢 We released Bokkie, our amputee green turtle, into the iSimangaliso Wetland Park just two weeks ago. Now, we're sharing some fascinating insights from her travels, plus some extra news from Nobomvu, the loggerhead turtle. 🪸 Read the full update here: https://lnkd.in/dkrKQf99

Yesterday was World Jellyfish Day! 🪼💙 At the Two Oceans Aquarium, we're very proud of our brainless, boneless, and beautiful inhabitants... There is much more to jellyfish than meets the eye, so read on to learn more about this awesome animals. 🤩 https://lnkd.in/dZjUnV4t

Planning ahead for festive season gifts? 🎁 Well, you're in luck because Aquarium members get 10% off at our gift shop! From penguin plushies to reusable water bottles, our gift shop has it all! 🤩 Sign up for a membership and get boatloads of benefits: https://lnkd.in/dK6zHqqV

What are the main threats facing the critically endangered African penguin? 🐧 🐟 Declining fish stocks due to commercial fishing 🚢 Expansion of harbours and increased ship traffic near African penguin colonies 🛢️Ship-to-ship bunkering could lead to oil spills 📢 Marine noise pollution 🦠 Disease outbreaks 🌧️ Extreme weather events 🦊 Localised predation 🫵 Human disturbance at breeding colonies Check out African Penguins #NOOW to learn how you can help 🩵 📷: Yaashree Himatsingka

Now more than ever, it is crucial that sustainable seafood practices are followed. 🐟🎣 More fish are now being caught than populations can replace through natural reproduction due to overfishing, while industrial methods such as bottom trawling and drift net fisheries are destroying delicate marine habitats like coral reefs and seagrass. 🪸 Learn how you can help here: https://lnkd.in/dpN6iCWX

The African penguin will be functionally extinct by 2035 unless we act now. 🐧 We're incredibly pleased to have world-renowned marine biologist and ocean conservation advocate Dr Sylvia Earle of Mission Blue add her voice to this urgent appeal for action. 🩵 Learn how you can help at African Penguins #NOOW 🙌 https://lnkd.in/daDwksmX

Welcome to the I&J Ocean Exhibit, Harley the hawksbill turtle! 🐢 Not only is this the first time that a hawksbill turtle has been housed in the I&J Ocean Exhibit, but it is also the first time that three species of turtle can be seen in the space at once! 🙌 Read Harley's story here: https://lnkd.in/dabWq4V7

We released Bokkie, the amputee green turtle, into iSimangaliso Wetland Park! 🐢💙 Our Turtle Conservation Centre was thrilled to release brave Bokkie into the warm waters of the Indian Ocean after an arduous year of rehabilitation. Her amputated flipper was the least of her concerns as she finally plunged into her wild ocean home! 🌊 Bokkie's rehabilitation was generously supported by the Sustainable Trendsetters movement, while huge thanks go to SAAMBR - The South African Association for Marine Biological Research, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, for their role in Bokkie's release. 🙌 Read all about it here: https://lnkd.in/dZaJgJab

🐧🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨🐧 The African penguin has just been listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN, terrifyingly close to being extinct in the wild. The Aquarium and its Foundation are profoundly saddened about the change in status of the beloved African penguin. We know what needs to be done, and together we must act NOW. If we don't, we will lose this iconic species forever. 💔 Here's what you can do to help: 💌 Email South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment: https://bit.ly/465liSE ✍️ Sign the petition to Save the African Penguin: https://bit.ly/4eZLfYs 🙌 Share this post to spread awareness for these iconic seabirds 💙 Be encouraged by Dr Sylvia Earle and Mission Blue: https://bit.ly/4fefNpa Your voice holds weight - please help us to bring the African penguin back from the edge. 🩵 African Penguins #NOOW