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※ This video is part of <Humans and the Sea - Surround the Atlantic Mackerel, Argentina> broadcast on January 25, 2023. Argentina, a country that recently attracted the attention of the world by winning the World Cup for the first time in 36 years! Argentina, which has the exact opposite time zone and climate from South Korea, is a huge country with the 8th largest land area in the world, more than 27 times the territory of South Korea. The Argentine sea, which is as abundant as its vast land mass, is the hot foundation of the lives of local fishermen who live in the embrace of the sea from Ushuaia in the south to Mar del Plata in the central Buenos Aires province. We meet Argentine fishermen who take steps toward the sea as passionately as the steps of a tango under the hot South American sun. Mar del Plata, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of Argentina, is a romantic port and coastal city with a long coastline. It is no exaggeration to say that all ships in Argentina pass through here, just like our Busan Port. The fishermen of Mar del Plata, who have sent off the old year and welcomed the new year, head out to sea again with new hope. It is to catch Atlantic mackerel, which often comes up during this time. Captain Jose, who has 14 years of experience, goes out to catch mackerel using a seine net! Although he is usually quiet and calm, he turns into a hot-tempered man of the sea when he goes out to sea. He is so passionate that he demonstrates how to lift the net in front of the crew... If the net is not lifted quickly, all the mackerel in the net will fall out. Another unique aspect of the mackerel fishing process is that the fish caught on the deck are immediately boiled to make live bait. The species of fish that come up after smelling the bait are not only Atlantic mackerel, but also rays and sharks. The story of the Argentinean fishermen who burn with passion on the sea of Argentina, the 'Pearl of the Atlantic' where various species of fish such as Atlantic mackerel, flatfish, and king crab are caught ✔ Program name: Man and the Sea - Surround Atlantic Mackerel, Argentina ✔ Broadcast date: 2023.01.25