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Jeju Island, South Korea, ____ real-life mermaids.

To ____ honest, they look nothing like the young, pretty mermaids in legends.

They are a group of elderly women who have little interest in showing off their fair skin or flowing long ____

Nonetheless, they fascinate viewers with their tough presence ____ amazing diving skills.

These ____ the Korean haenyeo, women divers or "women of the sea," native to Jeju Island.

Moving gently underwater in their black wetsuits and weighted belts, these sea-worn women slide ____ the ocean floor to harvest seafood by hand.

With only ____ and underwater goggles but no breathing equipment, the haenyeo have braved the waters for ages.

____ is the story of their history, their eco-friendly culture, and the significance of their disappearing yet meaningful traditions.

All over the world, diving has long been considered an exclusively ____ profession.

Similarly, on Jeju Island during the Joseon era, it was a man's job to dive deep enough to pick abalone for ____ tribute.

At that time, ____ haenyeo's job was confined to collecting seaweed in shallow water.

But as time passed, the amount of abalone demanded as tribute kept ____ and local officials exploited divers to meet the demand of the government.

A lot ____ men died while diving and some of them fled Jeju to avoid being exploited.

As a result, officials compelled the haenyeo to ____ deep for abalone in place of the men.

This is how, by the 1800s, the female ____ of Jeju Island had come to outnumber their male counterparts.

In a society where the sea diving industry was mostly controlled by ____ there is no denying that the haenyeo held great power over the economy of Jeju Island.

It ____ estimated that the haenyeo were responsible for more than half of the gross income earned by the island's marine industry during the 1960s.

Also during this time, the number ____ haenyeo reached over 23,000 on Jeju Island.

This number equaled about 20 percent of the island's women. From the late 1960s, however, Jeju Island turned to tourism for economic development. The more women chose to work in tourism, the faster the number of haenyeo decreased. ____ that number barely reaches 4,500, and most are elderly women 60 years or older.

Wearing a wangnoon, or an underwater goggle, ____ haenyeo with decades of experience can dive as deep as 10 meters with lead weights tied around her body to help her sink faster.

____ black rubber wetsuit she wears is a relatively new invention.

It was not until the 1970s that the haenyeo began to wear ____ rubber wetsuits instead of mulsojungi, the traditional white tops and shorts made of cotton.

The haenyeo use an L-shaped tool called a kkakkuri to harvest seafood, such as shellfish, abalone, conch, and ____ from the ocean floor.

After ____ or two minutes underwater, they swim to the top and put their catch into a net clinging to a tewak.

Tewak refers to a round flotation device, often orange in color, ____ floats on the surface of the water to mark each diver's location.

After taking a few deep breaths leaning on the tewak, they ____ again to harvest more treasures.

The haenyeo maintain strict ____ divisions.

They are divided into three groups, depending on their experience and capability: sanggun (top league), junggun (middle league), and ____ (bottom league).

The haenyeo belonging to hagun usually dive three to five meters, while those in junggun can dive seven ____ eight meters.

____ haenyeo in sanggun, however, can dive up to 10 meters without breathing for nearly two minutes.

It is a wonder ____ they can stay underwater for such a long time without an air tank.

Although the haenyeo have a strict class relationship and work system, they are colleagues who look out for ____ other in their rough work environment.

On a normal work day, they gather between 6 and 8 a.m. to go to work, ____ when they are finished, they return home together.

At sea, ____ always work as a group.

They ____ follow a set route that ensures their own safety as well as the protection of the marine ecosystem.

They do ____ for their catch, but at the same time, they protect each other and the sea.

____ haenyeo who gather a lot of shellfish divide their harvest with the young or the old haenyeo who catch little.

In addition, they set rules ____ the boundaries of the harvesting waters, the process of harvesting seafood, and when to take a break from harvesting.

These decisions ____ made by the haenyeo themselves through discussions.

The haenyeo culture has promoted environmental sustainability with its eco-friendly methods ____ fishing.

Their work involves no electric ____ gasoline equipment.

They work only for a limited ____ each day, and they never collect more than what is absolutely necessary.

Doing this, they can protect and preserve the ecosystems of the sea. In other words, the haenyeo understand the marine life ____ them and try to live with it.

They ____ been farming these waters for generations and have observed what hurts and what helps the local marine populations.

Part of becoming a haenyeo is learning the rules for when ____ can and cannot collect certain species.

When certain sea creatures are reproducing, the haenyeo forbid themselves from taking any of ____ creatures.

In addition, they do not harvest anything too small; conch must ____ at least 7 centimeters long and abalone 10 centimeters long to be gathered.

To ____ the sea clean is another eco-friendly aspect of the haenyeo culture.

____ day a month, the haenyeo serve as guardians of the sea.

On that day, they pass ____ treasures in search of discarded waste, such as Styrofoam, cigarettes, fish traps, and candy wrappers.

Sadly, the number of haenyeo ____ decreasing.

But without ____ about the haenyeo, a visitor to Jeju Island cannot fully grasp the society, culture, and history of the island.

The recent opening of the Jeju ____ Haenyeo Museum and multiple haenyeo schools is a step forward in the revival of the haenyeo culture.

In a ____ that is incredibly prone to rapid change, the traditional roles of these amazing women may one day fade away.

But the stories of these women of the sea are sure ____ live on and inspire anyone who hears them.