Taking place off the shores of Alaska in the coldest of winter months, the king crab season is so treacherous that a cable television show was created to document it. Usually falling between October and January, the actually season is short, at one point lasting only 4 days. However since 2005 the harvest has changed from a derby system to a quota system, and now the season ranges from 2 to 4 weeks. The derby system made an already dangerous job, even more so, because all fleets were vying for a catch within a very small window of time. Now with quotas, catches are limited to fewer boats with bigger quotas. Even still, fishermen often go without sleep in order to be ready with the king crabs pull.
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