New arrivals in Seward could spell hope for crab fisheries

By Margaret Bauman  in the Alaska Journal of Commerce
Biologist Sara Persselin pulls back the shell of a king crab to display where it carries its eggs at the Alaska Fisheries Research Center on Near Island, near Kodiak, in 2006. The crab at the center were used to begin the effort of starting a hatchery that [...]

Discovery Channel’s ‘Deadliest Catch’ reality TV worth watching

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Beth Bragg:
Published: November 27, 2005: Anchorage Daily News
I spent Thanksgiving giving thanks I was celebrating with turkey instead of king crab.
That’s because I spent a good chunk of the day glued to the Discovery Channel’s “The Deadliest Catch” marathon, a series that shows us just how deadly work can be for the men and women who [...]

Crab Catch Chart

Local (if you’re from Maine) Man To Be On “Deadliest Catch”

      BoothBay Register in Maine.   Joe Orchulli Ii  writes…
     The Boothbay region has many hidden treasures buried in the lives its residents.
Dennis Scro of Boothbay, engaged by a Burbank, California production company, is heading to Dutch Harbor, Alaska this winter to film undersea sequences for the Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” TV series.
Scro, who has been [...]

Discovery Channel-Deadliest Catch Season 3 Promo

     If you thought Deadliest Catch couldn’t be any more dramatic, action-packed, or deadly…think again! Guaranteed to be the “roughest season yet.”  Watch…and squirm

BOW TO THE CRAB

     And kudos to the daring fishermen who bring it in.
  From http://www.chow.com/, a food fan describes the deliciousness of Alaskan king crab and the shock of seeing what fishermen go through to bring it to our plates…
On the Crab: Deadliest Catch
As insanely addictive as crabmeat soaked in pure drawn butter, Deadliest Catch casts off [...]

Upcoming Ratz Review–A chance to make a Difference

Article published on Thursday, March 1st, 2007
By STEPHEN TAUFEN
Letter to the editor
Crab rationalization’s harms on the coastal communities of Alaska were enormous. More than 1,000 deckhands lost seasonal paychecks and local businesses that depend upon a vibrant coastal fishery lost considerable revenues. Some even shuttered their doors, because corporate privatization of a public resource was [...]

DEADLIEST CATCH BACK FOR A THIRD SEASON

Discovery Channel’s ‘Deadliest Catch’ Returns for a Third Season in April
The fleet of crab-fishing boats that captivated nearly three million viewers each week on Discovery Channel’s Emmy-nominated series Deadliest Catch returns on Tuesday, April 3, at 9 PM (ET/PT) for a third season of life-or-death adventures on the high seas.
Viewers once again voyage to [...]