Welcome

The SOSF Shark Education Centre is an attraction not to be missed. It boasts a carefully selected collection of state-of-the-art exhibits that ensures that children and adults are able to learn through play and exploration, with each of their different senses engaged. This facilitates a truly immersive and stimulating educational experience while they are having fun.

What we do

We connect the public to the marine environment through experiential education programmes that focus on sharks and local marine ecosystems in order to nurture ocean awareness and environmentally responsible actions.

Contact us

CLOSED

As a precaution and to encourage social distancing in the current climate, the Shark Education Centre is unfortunately closed to the public until at least the 14th April 2020. Please check back with us for more updates, or watch our Facebook page.

Monday – Thursday: CLOSED

Weekends and public holidays: CLOSED

Address and directions
28 Main Rd, Kalk Bay
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Tel: +27 (0)21 788 6694

Latest centre news
Vacancy: Education Coordinator
By Jade Schultz, 17th January 2020
To connect the public to the ocean through experiential education programmes focused on sharks and local marine ecosystems, in order to nurture awareness, encourage environmentally responsible actions and develop a healthy respect for sharks. The Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Education Centre in Kalk Bay, South Africa, comprises a small…
Our school visits
By Jade Schultz, 11th November 2019
2019 has been a busy one for the Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Education Centre.  We have had many school groups visit us and learn about sharks and life on the rocky shores. These are some of the things we get up to with the school groups that visit us…
Southern African Shark & Ray Symposium 2019
By Wisaal Osman, 28th October 2019
The Southern African Shark & Ray Symposium (SASRS) is a biennial meeting of the academic community of Southern Africa who are conducting research on sharks and rays. The 5th Symposium was held from 7 to 9 October 2019 at the Two Oceans Aquarium under the theme: Elasmobranchs in the blue…
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