Update from #Marion Island!
SAPRI sealers continue a 40+ year #LTO programme - tagging nearly every southern elephant seal pup & conducting censuses to track population trends and support conservation.
Read full article at #SAPRI website: https://t.co/NcZxARWunA
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Welcome the #SAPRI Overwinters M83 🌊
We’re excited to welcome the SAPRI #overwintering team spending 15 months on Marion Island for year-round research on seals, seabirds, and killer whales.
Wishing the team a successful overwintering mission.
#SANAP#SAEON#MIMMP#LTOLand
Story of Killer whales from Marion Island 🐋🌊.
From long, cold shifts at Kill Point to rare orca encounters-this is the science behind the story.
Meet Ebony & Echo and see why monitoring these animals matters globally.
🔗 Read the article :https://t.co/TsCbz6vaRO
Gordy the southern elephant seal has been spotted again — this time on Marion Island 🦭
Last seen in Gordon’s Bay in May 2025, his journey continues.
Read more: https://t.co/upWtpbZcMH
Our team is geared up and ready for the Science Forum South Africa, taking place in Pretoria, 24-28 November 2025. We’re bringing Marine and Polar opportunities inland. Come visit us! #SFSA2025@dstigovza#ScienceForumSA@africascidip
7 #SANAP Research Symposium brought community together @KwalatasTweet#subAntarctic to #SouthernOcean climate, space weather, sea ice, genomics, biosecurity & more — researchers showcased 🇿🇦 growing global impact. Keynotes David Hedding – #PrinceEdwardIsland Exp. Pete Convey – 40 yrs as a cold ecologist. Plus forward-looking insights from Dr Gilbert Siko @DSTI and Tracy Klarenbeek @NRF on SA’s 2026–2036 #MARS
Community, mentorship, wildlife, shared meals — a reminder that collaboration drives discovery. Inspired, connected, and committed to safeguarding our polar regions.
#SANAP #PolarScience #Antarctica #SouthernOcean #MarionIsland #SAAgulhasII #APECSSA
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Looking forward to Ria Olivier in next session on data management "Perspective on South Africa’s role in science and research by analysing material digitised and collected by the Antarctic Legacy of South Africa"
@dstigovza@NRF_News@StellenboschUni@MatiesResearch
Explore the SA Agulhas II, on 15 February 2025 at the Port of East London, Car Terminal.
Event Times: Gates open at 09:00 and close at 15:00.
Location: Port of East London, Car Terminal.
Tickets are FREE but LIMITED: Reserve yours now at https://t.co/DwsJ6Oujol.
Dr Wade De Kock and Rabia Mathakutha win the best newcomer presentation at the 2025 Marine and Coastal Educators Network National Conference #MCEN Congratulations, colleagues!
Read more about the exciting event: https://t.co/JLhchjB9Vu
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Congratulations Ria Olivier from @Antarcticlegacy for the Social Impact Award from @StellenboschUni- a testament to her dedication, hard work & passion which has left a lasting legacy in preserving South Africa's history in Antarctica & in the lives of everyone she has inspired🏆
Congratulations to the #SAPRI Polar Lab Research Coordinator, Riesna R. Audh, for winning the Antarctica Day Photo Contest 2024 🥳 We’re so proud of you!!