by Rabia Mathakutha | Aug 20, 2025 | Environment, LTO-Land, Marion Island, NRF-SAEON, Prince Edward Islands, SANAP, SAPRI, Society, Uncategorized
Ever spotted a strange, lumpy creature on a South African beach and wondered what on earth it was? You might have just met an uninvited guest: a southern elephant seal. Southern elephant seals, scientifically known as Mirounga leonina, have a circumpolar distribution...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 30, 2025 | Antarctica, Data, DPS, Environment, Marion Island, SANAP, SAPRI, Society, Southern Ocean, Workshops
In June 2025, Dr Anne Treasure, Manager of the Data, Products and Society (DPS) Integrated Facility (IF) of the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI), attended the International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST)...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 30, 2025 | Antarctica, DPS, Environment, LTO-Land, Marion Island, NRF-SAEON, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic, Uncategorized
2025 saw the appointment of the second cohort of the South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) team of Marion Island overwinterers in March. This dedicated team of marine mammal and seabird field researchers forms part of the Marion Island Top Predator...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 25, 2025 | DPS, LTO-Land, LTO-Ocean, Marion Island, NRF-SAEON, SAPRI, Society, Sub-Antarctic, Uncategorized
The South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) was invited to exhibit at the Ministerial Launch of the National Research Foundation’s South African Astronomical Observatory (NRF-SAAO)’s Remote Operations and Visitor Centres on 9 July 2025 in Cape Town,...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jun 30, 2025 | ALSA, Antarctica, Antarctica (SANAE IV), DPS, Environment, LTO-Land, Marion Island, NRF-SAEON, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic, Uncategorized
This year’s Open Day of the S.A. Agulhas II, hosted by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), took place in Durban following the return of South Africa’s very own research and logistics vessel from sub-Antarctic Marion Island. For over a...