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...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jul 4, 2024 | Announcements, Antarctica, Environment, LTO-Land, Marion Island, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic
The South African Polar Research Infrastructure’s (SAPRI) first team of Marion Island overwinterers was appointed in March 2024. The team comprises marine mammal and seabird field researchers as part of the Marion Island Top Predator Long-Term Observations being run...
by Rabia Mathakutha | Jun 6, 2024 | Antarctica, LTO-Land, SANAP, SAPRI, Southern Ocean, Sub-Antarctic
The South African Polar Research Infrastructure (SAPRI) participated in the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE) annual relief voyage to the sub-Antarctic Marion Island over a period of six weeks, between the months of April and May 2024. The...
