Haenyeo Voices: Merging Tradition and Science to Monitor Reef Changes The Haenyeo Voices project explores the effects of environmental change on Jeju Island's reefs by combining Haenyeo divers’ Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) with scientific monitoring, using 3D ...

30 Jan 2026, Friday, 5 PM
@soasuni.bsky.social
#PublicLecture on #Haenyeo

If you are around, come and see us, me and @nikialsford.bsky.social at University of Lancashire, talking on our "Haenyeo Voices" Project

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These female divers spend more time underwater than any other humans At an average age of 70, these women divers in South Korea still forage in the sea up to 10 hours a day and spend more than half of that time underwater.

#Haenyeo!
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South Korea’s ‘Mermaids’: Haenyeo Divers Spend Half Their Day Underwater South Korea’s Haenyeo divers, known as the "sea women," dive up to 100 times a day to depths of 20 meters, spending 56% of their day underwater in search of seafood.

South Korea’s Haenyeo divers, known as "sea women," spend 56% of their day underwater harvesting seafood, but their tradition is at risk of disappearing. #Haenyeo #SouthKorea #UNESCO #CulturalHeritage 🇰🇷🌊🧜‍♀️

Hana here—look at her!  
She’s one of the *haenyeo*, or “sea women” of Jeju. These women dive without oxygen tanks to collect seaweed, abalone, and other treasures from the ocean floor
Most of them are over 80!  
Diego said that’s like having a grandma who’s part mermaid.  
He’s not wrong #haenyeo

South Korea's Female Free Divers May Have Evolved to Thrive Underwater, Study Finds The Haenyeo, a group of skilled divers on Jeju Island, plunge beneath the ocean’s surface without any breathing equipment, thanks to a combination of their training and genetics

South Korea's Female Free Divers May Have Evolved to Thrive Underwater, Study Finds: The Haenyeo, a group of skilled divers on Jeju Island, plunge beneath the ocean’s surface without any breathing equipment, thanks… @SmithsonianMag #FreeDiving #Haenyeo #SouthKorea #WomenInScience #OceanExploration

South Korea’s female freedivers: TV has made stars of the haenyeo but what is their real story? The craze for Korean culture has brought fame to the ‘women of the sea’, but not always to their benefit. Now they want to reclaim their stories to inspire a new generation

A beautifully written new story spotlights South Korea’s #Haenyeo, the legendary female freedivers of Jeju, not as symbols, but as women navigating culture, change, and an ocean in crisis.

One of my photos even made it into this powerful story in The Guardian 📸

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Jeju’s #Haenyeo divers boast a genetic edge for incredible cold tolerance & deep dives! How do culture & genetics combine for such resilience? Learn more! #HumanAdaptation #JejuIsland #FreeDiving nomadtabloid.com/article/jejus-female-div...

#korea #diving #female #jeju #haenyeo #superpowers #korean #southkorea

Сон Джи Хё – о своем опыте хэнё для документального сериала «Корея: Глубокое погружение» - FanAsia Актриса согласилась на участие в этом изнурительном проекте, вдохновленная своей тётей, бывшей хэнё.

Сон Джи Хё – о своем опыте хэнё для документального сериала «Корея: Глубокое погружение»

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#СонДжиХё #SongJiHyo #송지효 #DeepDiveKorea #Haenyeo #хэнё #чеджу #чеджудо #Jeju #VisitJeju

Korea’s aging extreme divers could hold the key to treating chronic disease The Haenyeo divers of Korea may hold the key to understanding and treating chronic diseases.

Science is cool and saves lives 🫰🏽
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025... #jeju #haenyeo

Did South Korea’s legendary female free divers evolve for a life underwater? Scientists find new evidence | CNN Scientists have investigated the unique biology of the Haenyeo, women from the South Korean island of Jeju who are known for their ability to free dive.

www.cnn.com/2025/05/07/s...

#diving #haenyeo #genetics #women

Legendary Haenyeo deep-diving women of South Korea found with gene adaptations to thrive in water Image: Zkruger | Dreamstime.com South Korea’s famous “sea women” have been making waves in free-diving for centuries. Now, researchers say their genes may be just as remarkable as their stamina. The H...

“Like they have a superpower”: South Korea’s “sea women” may hold the key to understanding human adaptation in extreme environments. #Haenyeo #Diving #Evolution #MarineBiology #SouthKorea community.designtaxi.com/topic/11630-...

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#elcv #haenyeo #mis #pontosmis #cineclube #escolalivredecinemaevideo #culturasantoandre #gfca #cinema #video #audiovisual #escolalivre #santoandre #SecretariaDeCultura #prefeituradesantoandre #escola #arte #cultura #cinemanacional

Haenyeo voices: harmonising traditional knowledge with ecological monitoring on Jeju Island reefs - RGS

Honoured to see Haenyeo Voices featured by @rgsibg.bsky.social Grateful for the Ralph Brown Expedition Award and the chance to share the stories of Jeju’s incredible women sea divers. 🌊👵🧜‍♀️🧙‍♂️

#Haenyeo #RGSIBG
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Digital illustration of a Middle aged Korean woman in an orange wetsuit and flowery vest, shoulders a bag and has their monoglass diving goggles pulled over their hair. Wavy blue background

Haenyeo Pearl diver Portrait I did a few month ago

#haenyeo #korea #digitalart #pearldiver #portrait

Diver trying to get around tourist

Diver smiling. Seated and selling mollusks.

Black and white photo of female divers by the water

Color photo of the divers preparing to go in the water. Nets that will hold their fish at their feet

Haenyeo. My biggest obsession was seeing these historic female divers on #JejuIsland #SouthKorea. #haenyeo #divers

Donde hay mar, siempre habrá haenyeo - Estrella Digital El documental de Sue Kim “The Last of the Sea Women” comienza con una única narradora, una mujer que comparte su historia mientras se prepara para

El documental de Sue Kim “The Last of the Sea Women”, retrata la vida y la lucha de las legendarias buceadoras de Jeju por preservar su tradición en un mundo amenazado por el cambio climático y la contaminación. #cultura #haenyeo

The Last of the Sea Women

A beautiful documentary to experience 🍿

A deep dive into the culture of the #Haenyeo, the elderly South Korean fisherwomen who have been harvesting seafood for their communities for centuries.

‘The Last of the Sea Women’: Defying depths and fighting for change Sue Kim’s documentary on Apple TV+ is a tribute to South Korea’s ocean heroines as they struggle to preserve their heritage while combating environmental threats

New review: 'The Last of the Sea Women': Defying depths and fighting for change
#TheLastoftheSeaWomen #SouthKorea #SueKim #AppleTV #Haenyeo #Pachinko #MalalaYousafzai #Fukushima #UNESCO #Greenpeace #UN #IAEA #WW2 #TheWailing #Exhuma #HumanRights #Geneva
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🌊 "Las últimas mujeres del mar", de Apple Original Films y A24, se estrena en Apple TV+ este viernes 11 de octubre.

👉Esta película documental sobre las #haenyeo está dirigida por Sue Kim y producida por la Premio Nobel Malala Yousafzai.

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This seafood is NOT expensive.

It is carefully harvested by 70-year old women, from an area that is culturally and environmentally pristine.

#Korea #Haenyeo #seafood

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문화적으로나 환경적으로 깨끗한 지역에서 70세 여성이 정성스럽게 수확한 것입니다.

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