Technicians who sweep up octopuses worth 15,000 won each
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※ This video is part of the October 17, 2018 broadcast of <Extreme Job - Perfect for this Fall! - Mushrooms and Octopus>. In a tidal flat in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, a place famous for octopuses, work is in full swing to catch octopuses, the best autumn tonic, which cost up to 300,000 won for a plate of 20. The season for octopuses has returned, but the period for catching autumn octopuses is only three months. Even then, the period when the tide is right is only about 10 days a month. Due to the nocturnal nature of octopuses, they go out on boats at night, go back and forth to the fishing grounds about 50 times, cast longlines to catch octopuses, and then head to the tidal flats with shovels as soon as the sun rises without any time to sleep. It is said that it is difficult to distinguish octopus holes even if you look at them for your entire life, which is why it is such a difficult and arduous task. Every time they walk, their feet sink deep into the mud, and the work of digging up heavy dirt with shovels every time is close to hard labor. The workers say that after work every day, their whole body aches and it is hard to sleep, but they cannot hide their joy when octopuses appear in the mud flats! Let's follow them to their harvesting site. ✔ Program name: Extreme Job - Perfect for this fall! - Mushrooms and octopuses ✔ Broadcast date: 2018.10.17

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