Deadliest Catch

By Betty Chu What other types of fishing take place in the waters surrounding Alaska?  Check out the breakdown of fishing seasons across the Last Frontier state in this PDF from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: Happy New Year! The Deadliest Catch Production Crew

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Season 1, Part 3: An icy, violent January opilio crab season is under way, but an early disaster in the Bering Sea costs the fleet time, money and ... dsc.discovery.com

Exclusive Web Series: Catch Confidential, Episode 7: At the end of the day, it's all about how much crab you manage bring home ... alive. dsc.discovery.com

By Betty Chu Well, what else can you look forward to this April?  Wait 'til you meet the newest addition to the fleet: the crew of the Lisa Marie fishing vessel. Capt. Wade Henley leads his crew of five aboard this lovely lady.  With a capacity of only 55 pots, she's the smallest boat fishing in the fleet this...

By Robin Bennefield King crab season has begun! October 15 is the official start of this year's season. The Northwestern, Time Bandit, Cornelia Marie and the Wizard are docked, stocked and ready to roll from Dutch Harbor for the fifth television season of... King crab season has begun! October 15 is the official...

Will Johnson talks to Deadliest Catch captains Sig Hansen, Johnathan Hillstrand and Andy Hillstrand on fishing, fame and footwear. dsc.discovery.com

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Host Will Johnson and Deadliest Catch cameraman Marc Carter discuss Captain Phil falling asleep at the helm of the Cornelia Marie in Episode 3. dsc.discovery.com

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By Robin Bennefield ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Four crew members of a fishing boat were plucked alive from a life raft in frigid, stormy seas Wednesday, hours after their vessel was reported in distress, a Coast Guard spokesman says. Five crew members died, and two remained missing.

Capt. Rick Fehst gives a lesson on prospecting for the biggest and best crab of the pack. dsc.discovery.com

Even the lowest of positions on a crab boat is a valuable one. The Early Dawn's greenhorn works hard and is ready to pick up anyone's slack. dsc.discovery.com

By Robin Bennefield All the boats have left the docks with captains and crew aboard, in the hunt for their biggest pots yet. But who’s left behind? What happens in Dutch Harbor when the crab boats are away? Well, it seems the Unalaskans... All the boats have left the docks with captains and crew aboard, in the hunt fo...

By Robin Bennefield One of the adventurous producers and cinematographers Beers describes returns to share his behind-the-scenes insights. Look out for Doug Stanley???s production diary on our site with the return of the new season of Deadliest Catch on April 15.

By Robin Bennefield The first season of Deadliest Catch premiered April 12, 2005, but the story of how Deadliest Catch began starts in 1998, when Thom Beers, creator and executive producer of the series, stepped aboard the F/V Fierce Allegiance. It was an...