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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Crewmen shove a sorting table full of freshly...
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Crewman Joe Hinton works on the stack on the...
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Exhausted crewmen crash in the galley of the...
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Fishing for opilio crab in the Bering Sea
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Assistant skipper Jeff Morehouse guides the...
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Crewmen Larry Murphy (left) and Steve McElroy...
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Fighting 50 knot winds and freezing conditions,...
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Aboard the deck of the F/V Big Valley, crewmen...
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Crewman Jeff Newton braces as a wave splashes...
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Crewmen get a crab pot ready to be offloaded on...
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Crewmen onboard the fishing vessel "Kiska Sea"...
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Crab fishing vessel Kiska Sea is covered in ice...
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Crab fishing vessel Kiska Sea is covered in ice...
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Ice fog surrounds the Crab fishing vessel Kiska...
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Skipper Mike Wilson drives the fishing vessel...
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The fishing vessel Reliance fishes for opilio...
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Crewman Steve McElroy on the fishing vessel...
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Waves crash over the sides of the fishing...
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Crewmen beat ice off the bow of the fishing...
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After working for 24 hours straight, a crewman...
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Ice fog accompanies the fishing vessel "Kiska...
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Opilio crab is dumped out of a crab pot onboard...