Péril en Haute Mer

Ruée vers l'or en mer de Béring

43min - In Dutch Harbor, Alaska, 1,500 fishermen converge for the beginning of the Alaskan king crab season. Each man is ready to stake his claim on the 14,267,000 pounds of crab and the chance to earn a year's wages in just one week. The 251 captains have crews made up of experienced deckhands and novices known as greenhorns.

Longues nuits blanches

44min - After a long night of baiting and setting crab pots, the fishermen anxiously await the captain's call to begin fishing. The first pot pulled for the season sets the mood, and the early losers agonize over strategy as they hope to make up for a lost catch.

Lady Luck

43min - It's hour 42 of the season and every captain feels the pressure. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces an early closure to the season, so each boat has only 24 hours to pull out the pots they have in the water, and every last one counts.

Contre la montre

43min - With half a day left in the Alaskan king crab season, the crews race against the clock to get as much crab into their holding tanks as possible. Then, they head to the processing plants, where minutes can mean the difference between unloading immediately or waiting in the harbor for days.

Au cœur de l'hiver

45min - It's the dead of winter in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where daylight lasts a mere six hours. The forecast for crab fishing is cold and dangerous, but opilio crab season is about to begin, with 171 boats setting out on the long journey north to find them.

Un homme à la mer

43min - The 2005 opilio crab season got off to a tragic start. The Big Valley sunk and the crew are still missing in the frigid Bering Sea. Good Samaritan boats assist the search for survivors, but tragedy soon strikes again.

De grandes espérances

43min - It's been a little over 12 hours since opilio crab season opened and the Bering Sea has already claimed six lives. Despite these losses, the rest of the fleet begins to pull the pots and hopes are high. For the first time this season, the seas are calm.

Bonne pêche

43min - It's the third day of opilio crab season on the Bering Sea, and unseasonably warm weather and calm seas have contributed to record catches for the fleet. As the fourth day of fishing gets underway, high numbers of crab throughout the fleet spur rumors of an early closure, and every captain speculates on when the quota will be met.

Le temps presse

43min - The opilio crab season is open, and the hunt for crab is intensifying. Rumors of a possible closure prompt the fishermen to push even harder. It's the last time they'll fish in a derby-style competition, and everyone wants to make their final run a memorable one.

Le sprint final

43min - Beginning with the deaths of the Big Valley crew, this opilio crab season has been a rough one. As the final hours of the season tick down, the race back to port begins. Crab can't last forever in a boat, so the captains strategize and compete for the best spot in line to off-load at the processor.

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