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The Two Oceans Aquarium is officially a PADI Five Star Dive Center
Our PADI-certified Two Oceans Aquarium dive school has become one of the most well-loved and highly respected dive schools. Established in July 2021 as a PADI Dive Resort, this dive school has been growing from strength to strength since and has recently been bestowed the huge honour of becoming a PADI Five Star Dive Centre.
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Our Staff and Volunteers
The aquarium staff and volunteers are committed to our mission: ensuring the well-being of our ocean.
Affiliations, Membership and Accreditation
The aquarium prides itself on being a member of several international organisations to maintain our high standards.
Shark showcase: Pyjama sharks
Pyjama sharks are small catsharks endemic to the South African coastline, that have received some recent attention thanks to the prominent role they play in Craig Foster of the Sea Change Project's My Octopus Teacher. They may be cute, and they may be the "villains" of everyone's favourite nature documentary, but what are pyjama sharks really all about? Pyjama sharks (Poroderma africanum) are elongated, slender sharks with short whisker-like barbels that give them the name "catshark". They grow to about a metre long and can weigh up to 8 kg (which is a bit longer and heavier than two chonky housecats). Of course, their most notable characteristics are their alternating black and grey stripes that run the length of their bodies, from snout to tail tip.Join us for trash bash at Muizenberg Beach on 12 November 2022
Join our Trash Bash beach cleanup at Muizenberg Beach on the morning of 12 November 2022 and help us do something positive for the environment with our nature-loving community! We want to do everything we can to tackle plastic pollution in our ocean… And we want YOU to be part of it. We've teamed up again with Consol Glass to make this cleanup even more amazing with some great prizes!Follow the tracks of released turtles Pan, Donny and Caddy
Pan, Donny and Caddy are three sea turtles that were recently released off different parts of the South African coastline, after successful rehabilitation under the care of the Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation. Each of these turtles has been fitted with a satellite tracking tag, which will allow us (and you to follow their ocean journeys and see where these three incredible animals go - providing valuable information for the conservation of this species in South Africa.Entangled Cape fur seal darted and rescued by Marine Wildlife team
This particular Cape fur seal had been severely entangled in 2 nooses, which had caused serious injury. For this reason, the seal was not very active when it was spotted by the Marine Wildlife Specialists at the Two Oceans Aquarium. This provided the perfect opportunity to dart the seal and relieve its pain by disentangling it.Meet Kijani, our hero turtle storyteller
Late winter and early spring in South Africa sees what our turtle rehabilitation team refer to as “sub/adult turtle stranding season”, a period of time when our coast experiences more strandings of adult and sub-adult green sea turtles. 2022 has been no exception, with our first large sub-adult green turtle (Chelonia mydas) rescued for the season, on 30 July at Trekoskraal near Paternoster on the West Coast (close to where three-flippered green turtle Geri was rescued in 2021).
Celebrating Call to Earth Day
Call to Earth Day is an initiative by CNN dedicated to conservation, environmentalism and sustainability. A day spent celebrating our beautiful planet and its natural inhabitants. This is exactly what we’re about at the Two Oceans Aquarium, so let's all celebrate together!
PADI Freediver Course
Explore the ocean like never before - become a PADI Freediver! If you've always wanted to enter the underwater world quietly, on your own terms, staying as long as your breath allows - then freediving is for you.