Deadliest Catch, High Hopes

It's the first day of work at the world's deadliest job. 1500 fishermen have converged on Dutch Harbour for the start of the Alaskan King Crab season.

After a long night of baiting and setting crab pots, the fishermen anxiously await the captain's call to begin fishing.

The pressure is on when the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game announces an early closure to the season.

With just twelve hours of the season left, the fishermen go into overdrive. Then it's a race for home to get the highest price for their precious cargo.

The Big Valley has sunk, her crew is still missing and all anyone can do is pray. But the Bering Sea soon claims another victim when a deckhand falls overboard.

It's been twelve hours since the crab season opened and the Bering Sea has claimed six lives. The rest of the fleet begins to pull the pots and hopes are high.

An electrical fire breaks out in the engine room of one boat, and its crew must scramble to fix the problem before safely returning to fishing.

84 hours in to the Opilio season, the hunt for crabs intensifies as rumours of a possible closure prompt the men to push even harder.

In the last hours of the season, the boats race back to port. Offloading is on a first-come-first-served basis, so captains compete for the best spot.