if crab fishing is so dangerous (think Deadliest Catch) why aren’t there crab farms like we have with fish?
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My partner fishes lobster in the Atlantic in the winter. He says that Deadliest Catch is a pretty accurate representation of life on the boat out to sea… most of the time. They take great liberties with amping up the perceived risk because it really is boring.
The type of boat used around here has basically no back railing. Just open to the ocean so the traps slide right off when setting them. Fancy boats have a back that can go up and down. It freaks the fuck out of me that it is just wide open to the ocean. Like have the tail gate down on the back of a truck. Safety is very important. Number one way someone goes overbaord is not watching their feet and where the rope is. Rope catches your foot, you fall down, and it just drags you off the back.
Less than one person a season falls off the boat this way.
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