S.A. Agulhas II Open Day 2023

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment invites you to attend the S.A. Agulhas...

Job Opportunity: Ocean and Polar Coordinator

As per job advertisement: The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) is a...

Postdoc Opportunity: Trophic dynamics of Ross seals in the Weddell Sea

NRF-SANAP Funded Project:  Ross seal ecology, behaviour and physiology in a changing...

Welcome home Marion79

The 79th Marion Island overwintering team arrived on Marion Island on 21 April 2022. They are back...

Marion Island Takeover 2023: MAPRU

This team is studying seabirds at Marion Island and has two projects for the...

Marion Island Takeover 2023: MFM

The Mouse-Free Marion Project is a partnership between the Department of Forestry...

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...

Marion Island Takeover 2023: MIMMP

What are your plans for this...

SAPRI Job Opportunity: Operations Coordinator

  The South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON) Egagasini Node, based in Cape...

Earth Day 2023

Tomorrow, 22 April 2023, is Earth Day!  We support environmental protection. One way to...

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Vessels & Stations.

S.A. Agulhas II

S.A. Agulhas II is a South African ice breaking polar supply and research ship owned by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).

SANAE IV

The first South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE) departed in 1959.

Marion Island

The Marion base is used mainly for environmental/biological research, and weather data collection.

Gough Island

South Africa has been operating a weather station on Gough Island since 1956.

SANAE IV

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Voyages to Antarctica, Marion Island and Gough Island take place annually to replenish supplies and exchange personnel.

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As a biodiversity hotspot, scientific activities in Antarctica, the islands and the Southern Ocean have never been more exciting.

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Marion Island Takeover 2023: MAPRU

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...

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Marion Island Takeover 2023: MFM

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...

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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...

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