"The Last of the Sea Women," coming to Apple TV+ on Oct. 11, tells the story of South Korea's haenyeo -- female divers who harvest seafood without oxygen. Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ BUSAN, South ...

On the windswept shores of this volcanic island, three women ready themselves for another dive into the cold sea. Lee Bok-soo ...

Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the day underwater, diving without scuba gear to collect abalone, octopus, kelp ...

BUSAN -- While there are a number of TV shows, documentaries and even fictional movies -- “Smugglers” (2023) -- that depict the lives of “haenyeo” or women sea divers, “The Last of the Sea Women” ...

Women known as haenyeo have been gathering seafood in Korea for hundreds of years—submerging deep underwater without diving equipment or breathing apparatuses to do the muljil, or harvesting. Today, ...

The sea women of Jeju Island don’t look tough–until you get them in the water. Imagine free diving in cold, shark-infested, treacherous waters without even a rubber diving suit. You’ve been training ...

A bill aimed at systematically preserving and supporting haenyeo fisheries, a unique traditional fishing practice in Korea, has been proposed. Kim Mi-ae, a member of the People Power Party, announced ...

Gyeongbuk Culture & Tourism Organization (President Kim Namil) announced that it successfully held the "Pohang-Jeju Haenyeo Exchange" event in Jeju Island for three days from the 20th to the 22nd.

The Jeju Haenyeo exhibition opened Monday at Katara Cultural Village, featuring 32 artworks that highlight the remarkable similarities between Qatar’s pearl divers and South Korea’s Jeju Haenyeo women ...

"Haenyeo," or female divers on Jeju Island, are symbols of strength and tenacity. They make a living by diving to depths of up to 10 meters without oxygen masks to harvest seafood such as abalone and ...