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The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is excited to offer a new course via its e-learning platform! This course is aimed at adults who want to learn more about the amazing rocky shore ecosystem found along the Cape Peninsula shoreline. What is the difference between the two oceans off the Southern African coastline? Which animals and seaweeds can you find living in the rock pools? When is the best time to visit these rock pools? What impacts do we have on the ocean and what can we do to mitigate these impacts?

The Two Oceans Aquarium is one of our family's truly happy places, and one of Cape Town's best places to visit for local and overseas visitors. Not only is it a fabulous place to visit because of all the ocean love, the fantastic programmes and things to do there as a visitor, but did you know that they, along with their registered non-profit and public benefit partner the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation, have courses for young marine enthusiasts to take part in and enjoy?

Unlike humans, that need help seeing under water, there are a couple of marine animals that have excellent, and sometimes weird, eyes. Today, we have a line-up of marine animals with spectacular, wonderful, fascinating and frightening eyes.

Celebrate World Turtle Day with a game - Turtle Adventure is a boardgame suitable for all ages. Help an endangered sea turtle navigate the dangers of the ocean, from ghost fishing nets to hungry seagulls, to find a safe nesting ground! But it's not all danger; there are plenty of facts and milestones to give your turtle the edge to beat the other players too!

Although the Two Oceans Aquarium is closed, we don't get to take a break when it comes to caring for our animals. Every day's challenges are unique - from teaching social distancing to sharks and checking up on Nemo's home to making a lockdown beach visit to find food for hungry snails.

Good news! The Two Oceans Aquarium's online store is open again, allowing you to buy or renew value-packed annual memberships, get Aquarium tickets in anticipation of our reopening, or make a small donation directly to conservation and rehabilitation efforts.

If you buy an annual membership or day ticket now, you will be able to have the full Aquarium experience when we reopen. Visit the fish, sharks, penguins and other ocean favourites - we know they are missing you too! Your advanced purchase will help us greatly in continuing our operations until then. Sea you soon!

The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation's next paid, online course is for all of you aspiring marine scientists. Oceanography forms part of the marine sciences and will be a vital aspect for anyone keen to study marine sciences at a tertiary level – even if the aim is to study marine biology.

On your next morning walk, run or jog, grab a bag, put on your gloves and pick up a few pieces of plastic waste from your curbside and throw it away in the nearest bin. This is a great cause and we'd like to encourage you all to support this initiative from Ocean Pledge - plus, there are some prizes to be won!

The Wild Ones was an incredible TV production by local production house Homebrew Films produced for Net. Five episodes, collectively titled Aquarium: An Aquatic Life, feature the Two Oceans Aquarium and capture some of the most intense, emotional and real behind-the-scenes footage of our team at work. Enjoy - and be sure to catch re-runs of The Wild Ones on MNet to see the work of even more wonderful wildlife organisations.

Join aquarist Leigh de Necker on her daily rounds of the Aquarium and meet the sharks (both large and little), fish and crustaceans in her care as she reveals what it is like to feed them during the Covid-19 lockdown.Although the Two Oceans Aquarium is closed to the public during the national lockdown, our team remains hard at work to ensure our animals always receive uncompromising love, enrichment and care. We hope that this behind-the-scenes look into Aquarium life tides you over until we reopen!

Prior to the commencement of the national lockdown, the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation ran the Marine Discoverer course, a five-day dive into marine science subjects for Grade 8 learners. Thanks to sponsorship from the American International School of Cape Town, 47 committed youngsters could participate free of charge, and we're pleased to report that all 47 completed the course with excellent results!