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They Are over 80 Years Old and Dive without a Bottle More than 15 Meters in Cold Waters to Collect Shells

Since Shima, in the Japanese prefecture of Mie, the Agence France-Presse has reported the work of a dozen divers in apnea, heirs of a profession of nearly two thousand years old. Their number of bottoms year after year, without respite among the younger generations. Many have exceeded sixty, some still work after 80 years. None go down with a bottle. These women of the sea go up abalone, sea urchins and shells from a bottom located more than fif…
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Since Shima, in the Japanese prefecture of Mie, the Agence France-Presse has reported the work of a dozen divers in apnea, heirs of a profession of nearly two thousand years old. Their number of bottoms year after year, without respite among the younger generations. Many have exceeded sixty, some still work after 80 years. None go down with a bottle. These women of the sea go up abalone, sea urchins and shells from a bottom located more than fif…

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Science-et-vie.com broke the news on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
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