BRACENET X OLIVE RIDLEY PROJECT

Indian Ocean – Turtle Bracenet

Name: Indian Ocean - Turtle Bracenet
Brand: BRACENET
SKU: 557309
Availability: InStock

29 €

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A Bracenet for you, the seas and sea turtles: Each Indian Ocean Turtle Bracenet means one less piece of ghost net – and is a conversation starter at the same time. Spread the message for ocean conservation with Bracenet: SAVE THE SEAS, WEAR A NET.

Learn more about the non-profit organization Olive Ridley Project here.

About the bracelet:

double Row Indian Ocean Net.
made of former fishing net (HDPE)
approx. 2 x 4 mm diameter
extra thick magnetic clasp (6mm) made of stainless steel for a secure hold in black matt or in rose gold with Bracenet logo
with a turtle pendant from the Olive Ridley Project (either in black or rose gold)
one of a kind, may vary slightly visually from the picture
nickel free, water resistant & rust free

Manufacture:

net salvaged, environmentally friendly cleaned
handmade in Hamburg
upcycling bracelet made from a piece of fishing net and magnetic clasp
knot and color are from the real net

For every sold Olive Ridley Bracenet we donate 2 € to the Olive Ridley Project.

In addition, we regularly donate to Healthy Seas to fund salvage missions as well as preventative measures and support many other projects to protect the oceans and marine wildlife.

SKU: 557309 Categories: Export_Specials_Summe, Specials, Retailers Bracenets, Export_Bracenets

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ghost nets – a great danger for turtles

Did you know there are seven species of sea turtles? They are roaming through all our oceans – except for the cold Arctic – and many of them even travel hundreds to thousands of kilometres through the water. Along these journeys, they face a number of dangers, for instance, predators. But man-made threats, such as ghost nets, cause the most trouble. These nets are everywhere: at their nesting sites, feeding grounds and in the open sea. Since they resemble drifting algae bundles, sea turtles easily become entangled in them. In most cases, they cannot free themselves and suffer life-threatening injuries. That is, unless they get help!

Olive Ridley Project Rettungsteam mit aus dem Meer geholten Geisternetzen

THE OLIVE RIDLEY PROJECT

Luckily, the Olive Ridley Project (ORP) exists to protect sea turtles and their habitats. The organization was originally named after a species of sea turtles found in the Indian Ocean, but today they are dedicated to all seven species worldwide. ORP rescues and rehabilitates injured sea turtles, investigates threats, researches solutions, and raises public awareness. A team of veterinarians treats the turtles at their Rescue Centre in the Baa Atoll and at the Rehabilitation Centre in the North Malé Atoll in the Maldives. Unfortunately, the ORP often finds so many injured turtles that the capacities of the clinics are hardly sufficient. Together with you, we want to help!

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A bracenet to save the turtles

For World Turtle Day on May 23, we've teamed up with ORP: With our joint Indian Ocean – Turtle Bracenet made from former fishing nets, we want to make a statement for the protection of sea turtles! Are you with us? Choose your Bracenet with either a black or rose-gold clasp, and you'll also get a colour-matching tag with the ORP logo, which resembles a turtle entangled in a ghost net. For your Indian Ocean – Turtle Bracenet, we will donate €2 to the ORP to support their mission. With these donations, we support ORP in their mission to save sea turtles, so that we can hear more success stories like the following of Azura, Autumn, and Heidi!

Saved turtles

Heidi

Heidi, another Olive Ridley sea turtle, has been in the care of the ORP since April 2018. He was found entangled in a big ghost nest with deep older wounds to both front flippers, his humerus bones were visible, and several muscles were severed. The ORP had to amputate one of his front flippers and the remaining flipper was not functional as it had sustained significant damage. Hardly a problem for Heidi! Heidi recovered pretty quickly and turned into quite the acrobat, swimming well with only his two back flippers, performing dives and turning upside down to catch pieces of fish. However, Heidi cannot be released into the wild with no functioning front flippers. Luckily, Heidi has found a perfect forever home in an aquarium in the UK.

Azura

Azura ist eine Olive Ridley Meeresschildkröte. Am 2. April 2019 wurde sie in das Rescue Centre des ORP eingeliefert, nachdem sie aus einem Geisternetz befreit wurde. Das Netz hatte ihr Azura is a female Olive Ridley sea turtle. She arrived at the ORP’s Rescue Centre on 2 April 2019, after being rescued from entanglement in ghost gear. The ghost gear had damaged her front left flipper beyond repair and she underwent amputation surgery. Azura also suffered from severe buoyancy syndrome, a condition where she was unable to dive due to air in her lungs and body cavity. Despite this, Azura never gave up. The Rescue Centre team worked tirelessly with the resilient Azura on her slow path to recovery. After 2 years, 8 months and 11 days, she was finally ready to go home and was released into the wild!

Autumn

Am 22. Februar 2022 rettete das ORP Autumn, eine junge Olive Ridley Meeresschildkröte. Sie hattAutumn, a sub-adult Olive Ridley, was rescued from a large ghost net in Baa Atoll and she arrived at our Rescue Centre on 22 February 2022 with a complete loss of her left flipper along with wounds to her right flipper. Due to the great care of the ORP team, Autumn recovered wonderfully and just was diving perfectly within a few days. Then she practised swimming with three flippers until she was allowed to dive back into the open sea on April 17. The ORP attached a satellite tag to her shell to follow her further journey. In the first three weeks since her release, she travelled a good 788 kilometres and completed hundreds of dives, even up to 140 meters deep.

About Bracenet

Fighting against ghost nets

The oceans are drowning in a flood of plastic waste, almost half of which consists of lost or abandoned fishing nets. Bracenet recovers these so-called ghost nets and upcycles them into beautiful and sustainable fashion accessories. We regularly donate to Healthy Seas to finance further recovery missions and preventive measures and support many other projects for the protection of the oceans and marine life.

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