'Haenyeo' female divers

A group of "haenyeo" female divers collects shellfish and marine life in waters off Wa Island in the city of Jeju on South Korea's largest island of the same name on July 8, 2025. The word haenyeo refers to women who make their living harvesting seafood by hand from the ocean floor without breathing equipment. In 2016, UNESCO included the haenyeo diving culture on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. (Yonhap)

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