Setting Sail
Despite the show’s growing popularity, “Deadliest Catch” is proving to become an annoyance to other crab boats operating in the Alaskan waters. The ships featured on the show, according to Anchorage Daily News, “are willing to lease their quota significantly cheaper than the industry standard” and a rumor persisted that “crew shares for Bristol Bay Red King Crab were $200,000 per man.” Essentially, the report reveals that these vessels already earn a sizeable profit from being featured on the show that they can afford “the luxury of undercutting their competition.”