Season episodes list 8

S08E01

S08E01 : The Gamble 7.4/10 (aired on 04/10/2012)

A slashed crab quota has captains reeling before the boats hit the water. With the fleet set to…
S08E02

S08E02 : Turf War 7.8/10 (aired on 04/17/2012)

With the fleet split, a tale of two fisheries emerges. On the Blue grounds, a captains' bet has the…
S08E03

S08E03 : Weak Links 7.5/10 (aired on 04/24/2012)

As the fleet grinds through injuries and mental mistakes, the Bering Sea exposes soft spots and…
S08E04

S08E04 : The Hook 7.5/10 (aired on 05/01/2012)

Halfway through the King crab gauntlet, the beaten-down crews must dig deep to get over the…
S08E05

S08E05 : Alien Abduction 7.8/10 (aired on 05/08/2012)

Past the halfway point of the King Crab season, man and machine alike show signs of wear under the…
S08E06

S08E06 : Vital Signs 8.1/10 (aired on 05/15/2012)

As king crab season nears the finish line, the crew of The Wizard faces a life or death situation…
S08E07

S08E07 : I Don't Wanna Die 7.9/10 (aired on 05/22/2012)

In a scramble to help their collapsed greenhorn, the Wizard crew calls in a Coast Guard helicopter.…
S08E08

S08E08 : The Aftermath 7.6/10 (aired on 05/29/2012)

In the aftermath of an arctic hurricane, the fleet struggles to reach the finish line of a brutal…
S08E09

S08E09 : Nowhere to Go But Down 7.9/10 (aired on 06/05/2012)

It's winter in Dutch Harbor and the fleet prepares to hunt Opilio crab. The season looks promising…
S08E10

S08E10 : Rise and Fall 7.98/10 (aired on 06/12/2012)

With unrelenting northerly winds bearing down on the fleet, every skipper steels himself for battle…
S08E11

S08E11 : No Exit 8/10 (aired on 06/19/2012)

Across the fleet, captains battle the descending polar ice pack to save their pots, and it's a…
S08E12

S08E12 : Collision Course 8/10 (aired on 06/26/2012)

The polar ice pack invades the opilio crab grounds, forcing the captains to make a decision: grab…
S08E13

S08E13 : Landlocked 8/10 (aired on 07/03/2012)

The ice pack has a choke hold on the Bering Sea opilio grounds. Nearly iced up, captains across the…
S08E14

S08E14 : Fearless Leaders 7.4/10 (aired on 07/10/2012)

One of the worst icing events in history recedes making it possible for some of the boats to…
S08E15

S08E15 : Release the Beast 7.3/10 (aired on 07/17/2012)

Two brothers find themselves in the same dire situation that sunk their father's boat. After a…
S08E16

S08E16 : The Bitter, Bloody End 7.6/10 (aired on 07/24/2012)

In this special two-hour close to a merciless opilio season, a veteran deckhand pays for a mistake…