No Crab on the Menu
Given that crab is what the workers on Deadliest Catch are in Alaskan waters to catch, you’d think they’d dine on crab every time they hit the open waters. While those fishing vessels are surrounded by an abundance of shellfish, there is a very solid reason why no one on board is eating crab—money. The whole point of these people being out on the water in the first place is to bring as many crabs home as possible, so eating them is just a waste of money.
There is another reason why crab is seldom on the menu for the fishermen on Deadliest Catch, according to Sig. Crab is too filthy to eat on rough boats, and crew members are typically so busy that they don’t have much time to cook and eat them.