On Thursday, April 4th, together with Herpetofauna Foundation, we visited the Floralaan Primary School in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Over 300 children and their parents came to see the educational programme which we organized to captivate their interest in ghost nets and our environmental work. The interactive event included diving equipment, fishing nets, sustainable products by […]

ecofluencer [eco·flu·encer] noun A person with the ability to influence environmentally friendly behavior by promoting it on social media. A few months ago our partner Bracenet announced they would carry out a competition to find the first ecofluencer! The winner will travel around the globe for three months (May 2019 – July 2019) in the […]

Another ethical and sustainable brand recently joined Healthy Seas as a partner to support our efforts against deadly ghost nets. Bower Swimwear‘s designs utilise luxury Italian fabrics, partnered with complex construction and considered details. Their swimwear is created from fabrics produced with ECONYL®  yarn created from nylon waste including fishing nets we recovered from the […]

Today, UN Environment published its sixth Global Environment Outlook (2019) in time for the Fourth United Nations Environmental Assembly, calling on decision makers to take immediate action to address pressing environmental issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as well as other Internationally Agreed Environment Goals, such as the Paris Agreement. GEO-6 outlines the current […]

We are delighted to welcome Dansez to our growing list of partners. Dansez is the dance clothing brand professionals and amateurs at all levels rely on for their second skin. For 50 years its dance and fitness clothes have been worn and loved by generations all over the world. Dansez works with businesses who support their ethical […]

A warm welcome to our new partner OBJECT CARPET who joins Healthy Seas and our fight against deadly ghost nets. OBJECT CARPET is a pioneering enterprise that enables design visions to become reality, using innovative production techniques and sustainable manufacturing methods.  Many plans are in store to promote this new cooperation between OBJECT CARPET and Healthy […]

We are happy to welcome Menesthò on board Healthy Seas! The company gets its name from one of the Oceanides (the nymph daughters of the Titan Oceanus (Ocean)) in Greek mythology and is a pioneer in vibrant ethical fashion by combining unparalleled design and sustainable materials of highest quality, such as ECONYL® yarn. We asked Vicky Grivas, […]

We are very proud to welcome RACEMARK on board Healthy Seas! Our partnership constitutes a new milestone for our environmental initiative since RACEMARK is the first company from the automotive industry to join us and effectively help our sustainability message be heard (and felt) by this new demographic. RACEMARK is the producer of the world’s […]

Our partner Zoggs, recently launched its new Ecolast™ fabric, primarily made from regenerated ECONYL® yarn. They will be donating 10% of their profits to Healthy Seas. By 2020, Zoggs aim is for 75% of their UK swimwear to be made using recycled materials (60% globally) but their commitment to sustainability doesn’t stop there! The company […]

On January 23rd, our very own Veronika Mikos was invited to present the Healthy Seas initiative at the Arctic Frontiers event (Tromsø, Norway), during the workshop “Triple “R”ctic: Reduce, Reuse & Recycle – Sharing experiences on circular economy and marine litter”, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. As marine litter particularly […]

Just in time for the holidays, we are delighted to announce our new partnership with Associated Weavers (AW). AW is a European manufacturer of tufted carpet with production plants in Belgium and the Czech Republic and was inspired by Inuit mythology and the legendary Sedna, Queen of the Sea, for its newest product: the soft, luxurious and […]

In the past year, we had the privilege of being involved in 2 missions whose aim was not only to clean up the sea of lost fishing gear, but also to promote the need for the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Santorini (Greece) and the Aeolian Islands (Italy). Well-managed, well-sized, well-protected marine sanctuaries have proved […]