[Visual History of Korea] Jeju haenyeo, an extreme job putting fresh seafood on our tables
Jan 29, 2022
Continuing the matriarchal tradition, Koh’s youngest daughter and her daughter-in-law have decided to become haenyeo. Koh‘s youngest daughter Jwa Geum-ok, 41, recently joined her mother as an intern haenyeo upon graduating from a haenyeo school. “I’ve been out in the sea about eight times and oftentimes returned with less than 5 kg of harvest. I once collected less than one kilogram. When my ea...