Crab fishing is not a job for the weak. But for those willing to take on the risk – like the cast of Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch – the payoff can be substantial. Captains of Alaskan fishing boats can make good money, with Jake Anderson once sharing that he grossed more than $2 million from just 11 days of fishing. But what about the deckhands who work under them?
How much does the average fisherman earn? ‘Deadliest Catch’ | Discovery Channel
Salaries for people who work in commercial fishing can vary widely. A deckhand’s earnings will usually be based on each boat’s total catch, which can be unpredictable from season to season. The median annual wage for fishing and hunting workers is $28,530, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
‘Deadliest Catch’ deckhands can earn as much as $50,000 per season
While the median wage for fishermen is not high, there is...
How much does the average fisherman earn? ‘Deadliest Catch’ | Discovery Channel
Salaries for people who work in commercial fishing can vary widely. A deckhand’s earnings will usually be based on each boat’s total catch, which can be unpredictable from season to season. The median annual wage for fishing and hunting workers is $28,530, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
‘Deadliest Catch’ deckhands can earn as much as $50,000 per season
While the median wage for fishermen is not high, there is...
- 6/30/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
On tonight’s Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove three men are in danger as their boat goes down in a growing storm. The coastguard put an alert out over the radio advising of three men in the water and they ask all mariners to keep an eye out for them and report any sightings. Captain Gary Ripka also talks about his son Kenny, who is captaining a smaller boat. Gary wants to push Kenny so he”l become a successful Captain in his own right but he is also aware of the the dangers in pushing him too far. Kenny could make a...read more...
- 9/27/2016
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
How far is too far? In an exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday's episode of Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove, Captain Gary Ripka worries that the pressure he's putting on his son, Captain Kenny, could be deadly. While on the water just 40 miles north of Newport, Rhode Island, Gary explains that Kenny is aboard "a lot smaller boat," and thus was being cautious as the group hit intense waves and rough weather. "I want to push him but I don't want to push him too far," Gary says in an interview. "I don't want him to make a mistake that he gets somebody killed.
- 9/27/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- PEOPLE.com
How far is too far?
In an exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday's episode of Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove, Captain Gary Ripka worries that the pressure he's putting on his son, Captain Kenny, could be deadly.
While on the water just 40 miles north of Newport, Rhode Island, Gary explains that Kenny is aboard "a lot smaller boat," and thus was being cautious as the group hit intense waves and rough weather.
"I want to push him but I don't want to push him too far," Gary says in an interview. "I don't want him to make a mistake that he gets somebody killed.
In an exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday's episode of Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove, Captain Gary Ripka worries that the pressure he's putting on his son, Captain Kenny, could be deadly.
While on the water just 40 miles north of Newport, Rhode Island, Gary explains that Kenny is aboard "a lot smaller boat," and thus was being cautious as the group hit intense waves and rough weather.
"I want to push him but I don't want to push him too far," Gary says in an interview. "I don't want him to make a mistake that he gets somebody killed.
- 9/27/2016
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- People.com - TV Watch
Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove star Gary Ripka opened up about his near-death experience while on a fishing expedition. The captain reflected on the life-threatening incident when he was out at sea while fishing for Dungeness crab, taking People Now inside the moment itself. "I've gotten rushed out of the wheelhouse," he recalled. "I've been on a boat where it blew the windows out, and I got rushed out of the wheelhouse and I almost died."Though Ripka was fortunate to live, he realizes that fellow captains are sometimes not so lucky. "The guy that saved me - he saved me...
- 9/14/2016
- by Natalie Stone, @natalie_j_stone
- PEOPLE.com
Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove star Gary Ripka opened up about his near-death experience while on a fishing expedition.
The captain reflected on the life-threatening incident when he was out at sea while fishing for Dungeness crab, taking People Now inside the moment itself.
"I've gotten rushed out of the wheelhouse," he recalled. "I've been on a boat where it blew the windows out, and I got rushed out of the wheelhouse and I almost died."
Though Ripka was fortunate to live, he realizes that fellow captains are sometimes not so lucky.
"The guy that saved me – he saved me from...
The captain reflected on the life-threatening incident when he was out at sea while fishing for Dungeness crab, taking People Now inside the moment itself.
"I've gotten rushed out of the wheelhouse," he recalled. "I've been on a boat where it blew the windows out, and I got rushed out of the wheelhouse and I almost died."
Though Ripka was fortunate to live, he realizes that fellow captains are sometimes not so lucky.
"The guy that saved me – he saved me from...
- 9/14/2016
- by Natalie Stone, @natalie_j_stone
- People.com - TV Watch
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