The crew of the former Deadliest Catch vessel-turned-tour boat Aleutian Ballad knows that time on the water is often dangerous. That’s why each year, they give a “memorial pot” to one coastal community impacted by accidents at sea.
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Bering Sea crabbers and communities are struggling with Alaska’s snow crab decline
The crash has pushed the crab fleet farther north while forcing places like St. Paul to consider major budget shortfalls.
Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ captain admits to dealing heroin, court documents say
The charges stem from federal and state investigators searching Neese’s home in December of 2019.
With low stocks and closures looming, Bering Sea crab fleet braces for another blow
In 55 years, there have been just two other closures: once in the 1980s and again in the 1990s.
Walker signs bill repealing film tax credits
Alaska’s film tax credit program has gone from comatose to dead. Gov. Bill Walker signed a bill ending the subsidies on Monday.
Alaska film tax credit draws spirited debate as lawmakers tackle subsidies
The state Senate voted to dismantle the program, even as other tax credits are being considered.
Alaska Film Subsidy Draws Legislative Scrutiny
If you watched the season premiere of “Deadliest Catch” last week, you might have noticed a line in the credits acknowledging the Alaska Film Office’s contribution to the show.
Pet rat aboard Deadliest Catch boat draws state scrutiny
A recent episode of the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch could be used as evidence in a criminal case.
King crab season lures fisherman, tv crews
The Bering Sea’s most famous fishery is underway.
New England fisheries battle deadly fishing conditions
The Bureau of Labor Statistics ranks commercial fishing as the deadliest job in the United States. And despite the popular notion from reality TV’s Deadliest Catch, which features Alaskan crab fishermen, the most dangerous American fishery is in the Northeast.