Healthy Seas has made a huge difference with numerous salvage missions in a wide variety of waters. With a company donation we were able to fulfill Healthy Seas' big dream to purchase their first own boat. The MAKO boat will allow the organization to work more flexibly and independently, significantly increasing the number of salvage missions to fish out former fishing nets that entangle and ultimately kill marine life.

We are convinced of Healthy Seas' vision and therefore want to do even more to help the organization achieve its big goal of putting an end not only to ghost fishing in European waters, but in all seas. Their mission and goals align with our CSR goals, especially with our efforts to combat climate change. That is why Healthy Seas is one of our partner organizations with whom we work intensively.  

In this way, we are making a sustainable contribution to protecting the oceans.


Healthy Seas is much more than ocean clean-up


Healthy Seas was founded in 2013 to rid the oceans of ghost nets. Through cleanups with volunteer divers and collaborations with fishermen and shipping companies to prevent marine pollution, Healthy Seas collects nets and ensures they become a valuable resource. The nylon nets, along with other nylon waste, are processed by Aquafil into ECONYL® yarn, which is used in textile production and other applications. Other types of plastic are also reused and recycled.

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Operation Deep Blue Legacy: DWS helps Healthy Seas embark on its most important maritime adventure yet

Over the summer, DWS and strategic CSR partner Healthy Seas dove on a mission: Operation Deep Blue Legacy! Here, a dedicated team of 6 divers, embarked on a series of dives in the High Seas to reclaim two WWII shipwrecks from deadly ghost nets. This mission not only aims to clean these historical artifacts but also to revive the marine life thriving around them, underscoring the enduring legacy we inherit and the one we must foster for future generations. Witness this amazing journey in the Deep Blue Legacy Documentary series. 

Video: First glimpse

MAKO in action

Through the support of DWS, in 2021 Healthy Seas was able to purchase ‘MAKO’, its first boat.

DWS supports scientific project in the Adriatic Sea

On the occasion of International Volunteer Day 2023, Healthy Seas, in collaboration with us and Ghost Diving Hong Kong, spearheaded a meaningful beach cleanup on a polluted island near Hong Kong. The event involved 65 enthusiastic students from the Australian International School. These young eco-warriors, guided by their teachers, not only gathered waste washed ashore but also took part in an educational initiative to raise awareness about marine litter. Simultaneously, divers from the local diving center plunged into the depths for an underwater cleanup, targeting marine litter beneath the surface. 

Healthy Seas recovery missions

October 2023

The salvage mission took place in the San Vito Tuna Clipper area, in Catalina Island, California. The Divers managed to dive at 54 meters depth at a large swell and recovered a significant number of nets.
When: 21 October 2023
Where: San Vito (Tuna Clipper)
Duration: 1 day
Results: 30sq meters, ~ 300lbs of nets recovered.

September 2023

The salvage mission took place at the North Sea on an unidentified wreck.  The Divers managed to dive with a foggy visibility of 2-3 meter and a small current at the beginning of the mission.
When: 9 September 2023
Where: North Sea, unidentified wreck
Duration: 1 day
Results: 5 m gillnet, and a big lobster and North Sea crab were released

August 2023

The salvage mission took place at the North Sea on an unidentified wreck.  Even though the day started off a bit rainy, once there, the weather was perfect allowing the Divers to successfully recover nets from the wreck.
When: 12 August 2023
Where: North Sea, unidentified wreck
Duration: 1 day
Results: Recreational fishing gear. about 5 square meters of trawler nets

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