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Article: Crab fishing risky, but the catch is tasty
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- February 13, 2008
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Tired of freezing weather? Sick of snow and ice?
Things could be worse; you could be fishing for crab. A friend
loaned me a copy of Discovery Channel's documentary "Deadliest
Catch," which aired a few years ago. Watching Alaskan fishermen
getting battered by freezing rain and the Bering Sea's icy waves, I
felt pretty cozy sitting in my warm, dry living room.
I love crab, especially Alaskan king crab legs. But like most
people, I limit it to special occasions because of the cost. Now I
know why it's so expensive.
Crab fishing is no a leisurely summer pastime for slackers.
According to the documentary, it's considered "the world's most
dangerous job." The program showed fishing crews heading ...