Crab Fishing From a Few Years Ago

 There are many who’ve been fascinated with king crab fishing and the fishermen who do it.  One such individual is Karen Ducey, writer and photographer.  I ran into her galley of photos on the National Geographic website and understood right away that her pictures tell a remarkable story of Bering sea fishermen.  In order to [...]

Discovery’s Livechat Interview with Matt Bradley/Northwestern

Discovery: Welcome to this week’s Deadliest Catch chat. Our guest is Matt Bradley, a deckhand aboard the Northwestern, working alongside Sig, Edgar and Norman Hansen. This season, we learn a bit about Matt’s past, which threatens to catch up with him out on the Bering. Ask Matt about life as a deckhand aboard the Northwestern.
Matt: [...]

Mining Crab In A Merciless Sea (10 years ago)

From 1997. Seattle Times
Nearly every winter, crab fishermen perish in the treacherous waters of the Bering Sea. Yet year after year, they return to Alaska to bet against the shocking cold and wind for what can be a lucrative harvest.
This week, about 235 fishing boats, most from the Puget Sound region, will converge on the [...]

Watch Sig and Edgar Hansen on The Tonight Show

Capt. Sig and deckboss Edgar Hansen of the F/V Northwestern appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Here is a video clip of their appearance.

Timebandits Will Be Timebandits: Production Diary #4

Discovery has posted the production diary #4 which coincides with the fourth episode of Deadliest Catch airing tonight.  The production diary is a chronological blog written by Doug Stanley the Director of Photography of Deadliest Catch. 
Aboard the Time Bandit, on a wall above the galley table, there is a framed watercolor of a derelict fishing boat, stranded [...]

Discovery’s Livechat with Keith Colburn of the F/V Wizard

From  Discovery 
Discovery: Welcome this week’s Deadliest Catch chat. Our guest is Keith Colburn, captain of the Wizard, one of the newest boats to join Deadliest Catch. Ask Keith all about his career as a captain and life aboard the Wizard.
Keith Colburn: Thank you for joining me tonight. I look forward to answering your questions. I’m Keith [...]

DEADLIEST CATCH: One Cold Reality Show

By Lynn Smith - Los Angeles TimesLike most people who work day and night aboard crab vessels in the Bering Sea, Doug Stanley has stories.There was the time he couldn’t get his footing on an ice-covered deck in minus 20-degree temperatures. “Every time the boat would stall, you’d be looking at an ice slide, straight [...]

‘Deadliest Catch’ crabbers aiming to harvest tourists

04/22/07 Hop on a plane, fly to Alaska, and visit the refurbished Deadliest Catch season one fishing vessel, The Sea star. While you’re there you might even shake the hands of none other then Sig Hansen, Phil Harris, Rick Quashnick, and Larry Hendricks…All big contributers and stars of Deadliest Catch!
By Margaret Bauman
Alaska Journal of [...]