Ghost fishing gear includes any abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear, much of which often goes unseen. Ghost fishing gear is the deadliest form of marine plastic as it unselectively catches wildlife, entangling marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, and sharks, subjecting them to a slow and painful death through exhaustion and suffocation. Fishing gear accounts for roughly 10% of that debris: between 500,000 to 1 million tons of fishing gear are discarded or lost in the ocean every year. Discarded nets, lines, and ropes now make up about 46% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. (Referenced from WWF)

In the name of hope, “Hibang” comes from the homonym of “fishing-net” and “hope” in Taiwanese. Hibang establishes a stylish life with both sustainability and quality. With Hibang, people can implement a sustainable life with no compromise on appropriate life. Beyond creating the eyewear with a discarded fishing net, Hibang built a circular system to ensure every eyewear will be recycled while it’s the end of life.