The Season 22 premiere of Deadliest Catch sees the fisherman hunting for pureblood northern king crabs, which are twice as big as their usual prey. The red king crabs are described as “genetic monsters” with “thicker shells” that are “bigger and brighter in color.”
The problem, though, is that these crabs are found in waters farther north than the fleets have been in two decades. Sig Hansen (of the Northwestern) enlists the help of “Wild” Bill Wichrowski to “undertake a scouting mission using a high-tech, underwater, remote-operated vehicle (ROV) to locate the premium northern red king.”
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