A Change in The Weather
Regardless of whether you believe in climate change or not, the simple fact that the waters are getting warmer has forced many of the crab boats on “Deadliest Catch” to stray from their normal fishing grounds and into foreign and possibly deadlier territories. According to a report by Forbes, during the prime King Crab fishing season in January 2016-2017, the Bering Sea was unusually warm. In an article by IndieWire, this sudden temperature change is causing fishermen to come to an off-putting realization that “things aren’t working like they used to” and forcing them to alter time-honored traditions when it comes to their precious hunting grounds.