Meet Rip Carlton, Captain of the F/V Patricia Lee and fan-favorite of Season 18 of the hit show Deadliest Catch. With a career spanning 40 years in the Bering Sea, Captain Rip has been at the forefront of championing the sustainability of the Alaska Golden King crab and Bairdi fisheries for decades.
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CRAB FISHING IN THE BERING SEA
Get a flavor for the dangerous and rewarding journey required to catch Alaska crab, in this video by our friends at Keyport.
”I’ve fished all over the world and our crab fishery is, I think, the finest managed fishery in the world.” –Capt Rip