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Dec 26, 2023 · After spending several days with the Haenyeo, a group of women on South Korea’s Jeju Island renowned for harvesting seafood from the ocean floor without scuba gear, photographer Peter Ash Lee...
Haenyeo (Korean: 해녀; lit. sea women) are female divers in the South Korean province of Jeju, whose livelihood consists of harvesting a variety of mollusks, seaweed, and other sea life from the ocean.
Jan 30, 2015 · Off the southern coast of South Korea, the island of Jeju is home to women divers called haenyeo or "sea women." For centuries, haenyeo have swum out into the chilly waters of the Korea Strait...
Retiring Jeju haenyeo, or female divers, Kim Yoo-sang, left, and Kang Doo-gyo smile for a photo after their final dive last Saturday, which took place before the retirement ceremony began later in ...
Jun 8, 2020 · 8 June 2020. Courtesy Nicole Gormley. What does it mean to truly live in harmony with the ocean? Look no further than the unique sisterhood of female divers from South Korea’s Jeju Island, the ‘haenyeo’ or ‘sea women’, who have been diving for shellfish and seaweed since at least the 17th century. Read More.
The Haenyeo (women divers), some in their 80s, dive to collect seaweed, shellfish and other seafood in a unique way (Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO).
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Nov 21, 2021 · The volcanic island of Jeju is a wild paradise home to haenyeo, the women of the sea. Follow us as we join the free divers on a treasure hunt along its winding coast.
