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S.A. Agulhas II Open Day 2023
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment invites you to attend the S.A. Agulhas II Open Day on the 10 & 11 June 2023 at the V&A Waterfront (Port of Cape Town, East...
Job Opportunity: Ocean and Polar Coordinator
As per job advertisement: The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) is a research platform funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and managed by the National...
Postdoc Opportunity: Trophic dynamics of Ross seals in the Weddell Sea
NRF-SANAP Funded Project: Ross seal ecology, behaviour and physiology in a changing environment Post-doctoral position available for a self-starting, motivated colleague who is...
Welcome home Marion79
The 79th Marion Island overwintering team arrived on Marion Island on 21 April 2022. They are back in Cape Town, after spending 386 days on the island and 6 nights on the S.A. Agulhas II for...
Marion Island Takeover 2023: MAPRU
This team is studying seabirds at Marion Island and has two projects for the period 2021-2023: 1) Avian scavenger project focusing mostly on Black-faced Sheathbill, Kelp Gull...
Marion Island Takeover 2023: MFM
The Mouse-Free Marion Project is a partnership between the Department of Forestry Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and BirdLife South Africa, working towards an operation to...
Nish Devanunthan stepping away from the Ice Zone
Dear Colleagues, As I prepare to turn the page of a decade-long chapter of managing Operations and Infrastructure Support for Antarctica and Southern Ocean work and move on to new horizons, I wanted...
Marion Island Takeover 2023: MIMMP
What are your plans for this takeover? Into our 41st uninterrupted year of continuous monitoring! Takeover is mostly...
S.A. Agulhas II Open Day 2023
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment invites you to attend the S.A. Agulhas II Open Day on the 10 & 11 June 2023 at the V&A Waterfront (Port of Cape Town, East Pier). What your FREE ticket will include: A guided tour of the South...
Job Opportunity: Ocean and Polar Coordinator
As per job advertisement: The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) is a research platform funded by the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and managed by the National Research Foundation (NRF). SAEON is mandated to establish and manage...
Postdoc Opportunity: Trophic dynamics of Ross seals in the Weddell Sea
NRF-SANAP Funded Project: Ross seal ecology, behaviour and physiology in a changing environment Post-doctoral position available for a self-starting, motivated colleague who is interested in marine mammal ecology, specifically trophic dynamics, bulk and...
Welcome home Marion79
The 79th Marion Island overwintering team arrived on Marion Island on 21 April 2022. They are back in Cape Town, after spending 386 days on the island and 6 nights on the S.A. Agulhas II for the journey home. If you want to know more about the work this...
Marion Island Takeover 2023: MAPRU
This team is studying seabirds at Marion Island and has two projects for the period 2021-2023: 1) Avian scavenger project focusing mostly on Black-faced Sheathbill, Kelp Gull and Brown Skua as well as some of their prey. 2) FitzPatrick long-term...
Marion Island Takeover 2023: MFM
The Mouse-Free Marion Project is a partnership between the Department of Forestry Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) and BirdLife South Africa, working towards an operation to eradicate invasive mice from Marion Island. The mice, which were...
Nish Devanunthan stepping away from the Ice Zone
Dear Colleagues, As I prepare to turn the page of a decade-long chapter of managing Operations and Infrastructure Support for Antarctica and Southern Ocean work and move on to new horizons, I wanted to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to each and every...
Marion Island Takeover 2023: MIMMP
What are your plans for this takeover? Into our 41st uninterrupted year of continuous monitoring! Takeover is mostly dedicated to training the new overwintering personnel, because most of...
SAPRI Job Opportunity: Operations Coordinator
The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Egagasini Node, based in Cape Town, Western Cape, requires the services of a: SAPRI Operations Coordinator responsible for the day-to-day operational and logistical management of the South...
Earth Day 2023
Tomorrow, 22 April 2023, is Earth Day! We support environmental protection. One way to encourage people to protect the environment is for environmental scientists to communicate scientific findings in a way that is digestible for your audience. It is...
NRF Call for SANAP Funding Proposals (2024-2026)
The NRF-SANAP Funding call is now open! Click on the link below to access the submission portal. Submission deadline: 15 June 2023 Important...
M80 on their way to Marion Island
The S.A. Agulhas II is on her final stretch of the first oceanographic leg to the sub-Antarctic Marion Island. The voyage has been overall calm, with easy and moderately sea and swells, reaching no more than 3 meters, in the past two days. The 80th Marion Island...
SANAE 62 Shares Their First Newsletter
The 62nd South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) team left Cape Town in middle December 2022 and will return to Cape Town in February 2024. This team will maintain the SANAE IV base for the year, collect meteorological data (under the South African Weather...
World Meteorological Day
Message from the Metkassies (Meteorological Technicians) currently on Marion Island. Happy World Meteorological Day from the Metkassies on the 79th Marion Island overwintering team. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has been running a Meteorological...
SEAmester 2023 – Applications now open
Call for student and lecturer applications for SEAmester VI! CLOSING date 14 APRIL 2023. South Africa’s Class Afloat aims to introduce marine science as an applied and cross-disciplinary field to students who have shown an affinity for core science disciplines SEAmester V 2022 (read more about SEAmester cruises) Applications are now open for LECTURER and […]
Gough Island Positions to be Filled
Join the 69th Gough Island Overwintering Team! The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is looking for suitable candidates to join the 2023/2024 Gough Island team. The team will depart (on the research and supply vessel, S.A. Agulhas II)...
International Women’s Day 2023
In celebration of International Women's Day, we came in contact with Tanganedzani "Tanga" Tshitavhe. She is an Assistant Meteorological Technician, for the South African Weather Service (SAWS), on the sub-Antarctic Marion Island. This is a strong woman, with...
Image of S.A. Agulhas II selected for National Geographic 2022 Pictures of the Year
Today, 05 March, marks the one-year anniversary of the discovery of the Endurance, the sunken ship of Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton. Two images taken on the Endurance22 expedition were included in the National Geographic Pictures of the Year (2022). In February and...
News from Gough Island – The Bunting Jan 2023
The 68th Gough Island Overwintering Team has published their first newsletter - The Bunting - January 2023 (Issue 1). In this edition: Letter from the team leader Words from the G68 Bunting editorial team Meet the G68 team Birder's Stories Life in the Base...
NRF-SANAP Funded PhD student part of the 30th Atlantic Meridional Transect Cruise
Mayibongwe Buthelezi, a PhD student from University of Pretoria, is currently participating in the 30th Atlantic Meridional Transect cruise (AMT-30). The AMT (Atlantic Meridional Transect) cruises are a series of research voyages conducted annually across...
