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) 2025 Conference in Bristol,...
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 Long-Term Observation Programme, a...
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 decade, the S.A. Agulhas II has...
The Around Africa Expedition, led by global ocean exploration non-profit organisations OceanX and the newly established OceanQuest, is a pioneering collaborative expedition along the African coastline and an endorsed action programme of the United Nations Ocean Decade framework (2021–2030). The...
