The women, often dubbed real-life mermaids, have been diving to the ocean floor, without oxygen, for hundreds of years. The practice is waning, however, and most accomplished divers are now in ...

She describes stories of women diving until shortly before giving birth, then returning to the water just days later. Today, however, the practice is dwindling, and the current average age of the ...

A vanishing way of life is captured in “The Last of the Sea Women.” Sue Kim’s feature directorial debut trains focus on the haenyeo — female divers associated primarily with Jeju Island ...

Operating without oxygen tanks, these women swim to considerable depths in search of seafood whose sale provides their … ‘The Last of the Sea Women’ Review: A Deep Dive Into an Underwater ...