In celebration of World Oceans Day yesterday, June 8, Parley for the Oceans unveiled a new eyewear collection made from marine plastic debris and reclaimed fishing nets. These represent some of the most dangerous threats to sea turtles, whales, sharks and many other marine life in the world’s oceans.

The Clean Waves collection features a main “Archetype” model in 14 variations plus a capsule collection of modular sunglasses made by artist Maya Arulpragasam, who was born in Sri Lanka but has long lived in the UK and who we all know as M.I.A..

“Nature is everything. It’s your physical body, your mental state; it’s our oceans, land, air – everything is connected. If you have a good understanding of all these things, then we are in balance. And I think issues like overpopulation, overfishing, sea piracy, poverty, plastic pollution are all symptoms of a system that is broken“, M.I.A. said.

100% of the net proceeds from Clean Waves sales will support the expansion of Parley’s remote island cleanups, for education and in support of infrastructure projects. Parley’s Global Cleanup Network has achieved its goal of protecting 100 islands globally by 2020, and now plans to expand that goal and reach 1,000 islands worldwide.