BRACENET
SAVE THE SEAS.
WEAR A NET
Lost or deliberately sunk fishing nets float in all oceans and do what they do best: keep on fishing. Millions of marine animals die every year. It is time to stop this!
We retrieve the so-called “ghost nets” from the seas or catch them beforehand, clean them and process them by hand in Germany into bracenets. Each bracelet is therefore made from a piece of real fishing net. Spread the message for the protection of the oceans and free them from the haunting nets: SAVE THE SEAS. WEAR A NET
Fishing net bracelets
FROM THE SEA TO YOUR ARM
Net recovery
Together with the marine conservation organizations Healthy Seas and Ghost Diving, we free reefs and shipwrecks from lost or intentionally sunk fishing nets at depths of over 50 meters.
Net cleaning
After salvage, the nets are cleaned and processed by our partner Nofir using a special process. We usually only know what color the nets are when they lie clean in front of us.
Production
The nets are then processed by hand in Hamburg and made ready for dispatch. Each Bracenet is unique due to the different mesh structures, colors and sizes.
Our impact for marine protection
With our products we collect donations for marine and environmental protection. So far, we have donated €250,000 to organizations such as Healthy Seas, Sea Shepherd, Everwave, the Ocean Voyages Institute and many more. €150,000 of that goes solely to Healthy Seas – actively supporting the recovery of more ghost nets and preventive measures. More to come!
The 250 divers from Healthy Seas and Ghost Diving are traveling worldwide, braving wind and waves, to retrieve more and more ghost nets They have now recovered over 773 tons – roughly equivalent to the weight of 6 blue whales. Our donations fund, among other things, boat rentals, safety training, and diving equipment. Thank you for your help!
After retrieval, the ghost nets are initially sorted and cleaned with water by Nofir. Then, we process them with loving upcycling craftsmanship in Hamburg into many new products, such as Bracenets and dog leashes. So far, we’ve given around 190,000 meters of net a new lease on life – equivalent to the length of a total of 8,000 sperm whales!
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Our support network
Collin Benjamin (Chippa)
Former professional footballer
Thanks to Bracenet a sensitive and important topic as the protection of the oceans is becoming tangible. And you know that by wearing a piece you are contributing as well. I’m a fan!
Michael Kessler
Actor, comedian, theater director and author (photo: rbb/Gundula)
The ocean is our origin our roots. All life is coming from it. The oceans deserve our love, sorrow and attention, not our litter and the unlimited over-fishing. Let’s send a signal against the exploitation of the oceans and its harmful consequences!
Louisa Dellert
Sustainability activist
The oceans cover almost two thirds of the earth’s surface. Innumerable different types of creatures live in the depths of the waters. Even as a child I was particularly fascinated by swimming mammals like the killer whale. I would like to protect the oceans with all my strength so that future generations can also experience the most beautiful wonders of nature.
A cool thing, I thought, and bought myself a few right away. Since then, I wear one of my Bracenet bracelets at every Seawalkers reading, pointing out the mission of the team around Madeleine von Hohenthal and Benjamin Wenke, and am glad that there are a few less ghost nets in the sea.
Bestseller author
Eine coole Sache, dachte ich und kaufte mir gleich ein paar. Seither trage ich bei jeder Seawalkers-Lesung eins meiner Bracenet-Armbänder, weise auf die Mission des Teams um Madeleine von Hohenthal und Benjamin Wenke hin und bin froh, dass es ein paar Geisternetze weniger im Meer gibt.
Gunnar Garfors
Globetrotter and author
I have seen a lot of pollution in ocean and seas on my travels to every country. Bracenet addresses a largely unknown but imperative problem. I am proud to wear a fishing net as a symbol of support.
Hannes Jaenicke
Actor and author
I have never worn jewelry except for a wedding ring. That has changed thanks to BRACENET. The bracelets not only make powerful sense, they’re cool and help fight the biggest threat to our marine life: ghost nets. Buy one, wear one, be the one who saves the seas.
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