
Bering Sea Crab (121 images)
In January and February crabbers fish for Opilio, or snow crab, smaller cousins of king crab, with 700-pound (315.5-kilogram) crab pots. Even as the boats battle 30-foot (9-meter) waves and heavy gales the crew must hoist, stack, move, and empty pots. The work is tedious, and crabbers always run the risk of being hit suddenly by a swinging or falling crab pot...The Bering Sea is known for having the worst storms in the world. Crab fishing in the Bering Sea is considered to be one of the...
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Deckhands onboard the fishing vessel "Maverick"...
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Ice fog accompanies the fishing vessel "Kiska...
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The fishing vessel "Kiska Sea" fishes for...
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A processor halves a red king crab at the...
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Crewmen on board the fishing vessel Kiska Sea...
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Standing on top of a stack of crab pots, framed...
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Fishermen congregate outside the Elbow Room, a...
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Deckhands raise a crab pot out of the frigid...
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Dennis Scholl pears out of the fish hold after...
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Crewmen Larry Murphy (left) and Steve McElroy...
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Heaving sledgehammers, two crew members begin a...
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The fishing vessel "Nowitna" takes a wave over...
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The fishing vessel "Reliance" fishes for opilio...
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Crab boat the F/V Kiska Sea fishes for opilio...
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Crewmen Larry Murphy climbs along the side of...
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Crewmen are exhausted on board the fishing...
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A pot of opilio crab is emptied onboard the...
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Deckhands raise a crab pot out of the frigid...
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Buoys are frozen on the deck of a crab fishing...
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A pot of opilio crab is emptied onboard the...
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Dennis Scholl pears out of the fish hold after...
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The fishing vessel "Kiska Sea" fishes for...
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Crewmen onboard the fishing vessel "Kiska Sea"...
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