Before complaining about the market price of Alaska king crab, check out this gripping documentary series, revealing the mortal perils and intense discomfort that fishing crews face to catch the delicacy; those perils include 40-foot waves, 700-pound crab pots that can easily crush a careless crewman, and freezing temperatures around the clock.
Across the Bering Sea unrewarding crab fishing amongst the fleet causes high tensions and low morale as empty pots whittle away profits and nerves among the men.(S07,E02)
Jake Harris gets a sink-or-swim lesson on driving the Cornelia Marie, and danger strikes the Wizard when a crew member gets caught in the line.(S07,E03)
A storm is brewing as a serious injury forces a crewmember to his bunk after the crane breaks on the Kodiak, and the Seabrooke's greenhorn has a mental breakdown.(S07,E04)
The crew nearby come to blows on the Northwestern, and a deckhand on the Wizard falls asleep at the wheel sending the boat hurtling toward nearby vessels.(S07,E05)
In the midst of a rough King Crab season, a mutiny transpires on the Cornelia Marie while mental and physical breakdowns plague the crew of the Kodiak.(S07,E06)
The police are called in after a confrontation on the Cornelia Marie while a debilitating injury to a Kodiak deckhand ends his career for good.(S07,E07)
The season closes with a fierce storm, a great prank on the Northwestern by the crew of the Time Bandit and the departure of one of the fleet's most valued fishermen.(S07,E08)
Massive change strikes every returning boat as Opilio Season begins. Edgar finally says goodbye to the Northwestern and a new captain boards the Cornelia Marie.(S07,E09)
Ice and injuries have the captains considering desperate measures as the fleet battles for survival in the face of an epic arctic hurricane.(S07,E10)
As winter storms rip through the crab grounds, the Ramblin' Rose takes a big risk and the Time Bandit courts danger at the dock.(S07,E11)
A crewman on the Seabrooke narrowly avoids serious injury. Meanwhile a loose pot turns into a half-ton wrecking ball on the Kodiak.(S07,E12)
The captain and deckhand clash on the Cornelia Marie over a crippling lack of bait, and the Time Bandit's soft-spoken greenhorn goes to 'Pirate School'.(S07,E13)
The treacherous waters surrounding St Paul Island make off-loading crab a terrifying necessity. And another greenhorn walks off the Seabrooke in a cloud of shame.(S07,E14)
As Opilio season winds down, two skippers suffer debilitating injuries and the captain of the Wizard physically assaults an unlikely victim.(S07,E15)
As the season with big pots and big paydays, the Seabrooke captain fights an illness and the Northwestern takes revenge on the Time Bandit.(S07,E16)