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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This ____ 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. Today that number barely reaches 4,500, and most are elderly women 60 years or older.

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

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

It was not until the 1970s that the haenyeo began to wear the rubber wetsuits instead of mulsojungi, the traditional ____ 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 seaweed ____ 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, that floats on the surface of the water to ____ each diver's location.

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

The ____ maintain strict class divisions.

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

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

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

It is a wonder that they can stay underwater for such a long ____ 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 ____ between 6 and 8 a.m. to go to work, and when they are finished, they return home together.

At sea, they ____ work as a group.

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

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

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

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

These ____ are made by the haenyeo themselves through discussions.

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

Their work ____ no electric or gasoline equipment.

They work only for a limited time each ____, 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 ____ understand the marine life around 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 ____ is learning the rules for when you can and cannot collect certain species.

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

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

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

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

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

____, the number of haenyeo is decreasing.

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

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

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

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