Flower Msuya, a seaweed researcher with the Zanzibar Seaweed Cluster Initiative, says that 15,000 to 20,000 people – mostly ...

Immerse yourself in the daily lives of the haenyeo, the legendary female divers of Jeju Island, through a unique exhibition ...

Jeju Island is best explored at your own pace — think spontaneous detours, scenic cliff roads, and cafés that practically beg ...

Byun Su-bin, a former museum curator turned ocean waste diver, has removed over 123 tons of trash from Jeju’s waters. Her latest findings reveal a surge in medical waste, prompting calls for global ...

The Haenyeo, an all-female group of divers on South Korea’s Jeju Island, spend much of their lives underwater without ...

SEOUL – For centuries, women on South Korea’s Jeju Island have dived deep into the sea to harvest seafood to provide for their families. Called haenyeo, which literally means “sea women ...

Chung Sung-Jun / Getty Images On Jeju Island, 50 miles south of the Korean peninsula, senior women regularly dive up to 60 feet beneath the ocean’s surface. They collect sea urchins, sea snails ...

A South Korean female free diver jumps into the sea from a boat off the coast of Jeju Island on Jan. 15, 2022. New research has found that these women, known as Haenyeo, have specific genetic ...

A South Korean female free diver jumps into the sea from a boat off the coast of Jeju Island on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. New research has found that these women, known as Haenyeo, have specific ...