Deadliest Catch Season 8

April. 10,2012      TV-14
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis

Forty-foot waves, 700 pound crab pots, freezing temperatures and your mortality staring you in the face…it's all in a day's work for these modern day prospectors. During each episode we will watch crews race to meet their quota and make it home safely.

Episode 16 : The Bitter, Bloody End
July. 24,2012
In this special two-hour close to a merciless opilio season, a veteran deckhand pays for a mistake in flesh. Then in the final hours some men rise and some men fall, but not everyone will make it home.
Episode 15 : Release the Beast
July. 17,2012
Two brothers find themselves in the same dire situation that sunk their father's boat. After a midseason hiatus, the fleet returns to the Bearing Sea, but the ice is back and worse than before. Now the skippers could get pushed past their breaking points.
Episode 14 : Fearless Leaders
July. 10,2012
One of the worst icing events in history recedes making it possible for some of the boats to return. One boat suffers a total blackout while navigating an iceberg minefield, Elliott gets a rude awakening and a greenhorn learns a deadly lesson.
Episode 13 : Landlocked
July. 03,2012
The ice pack has a choke hold on the Bering Sea opilio grounds. Nearly iced up, captains across the fleet must make the call to stay or go. Some run from the ice, and others stay to battle the elements for the hope of a record-breaking payday.
Episode 12 : Collision Course
June. 26,2012
The polar ice pack invades the opilio crab grounds, forcing the captains to make a decision: grab their gear and run, or keep fishing and fight the floes. Two deckhands fall victim to an ice assault; a captain's troubles are compounded by a call home.
Episode 11 : No Exit
June. 19,2012
Across the fleet, captains battle the descending polar ice pack to save their pots, and it's a losing war. The Northwestern and Wizard struggle to escape St. Paul harbor, while the rest of the fleet scrambles to keep their opilio season alive.
Episode 10 : Rise and Fall
June. 12,2012
With unrelenting northerly winds bearing down on the fleet, every skipper steels himself for battle with the descending polar ice pack. And as temperatures drop on the grounds, tempers on deck flare up.
Episode 9 : Nowhere to Go But Down
June. 05,2012
It's winter in Dutch Harbor and the fleet prepares to hunt Opilio crab. The season looks promising with the quota up and the price high, but tensions rise before the lines are thrown as one deckhand quits, two brothers fight and one goes overboard.
Episode 8 : The Aftermath
May. 29,2012
In the aftermath of an arctic hurricane, the fleet struggles to reach the finish line of a brutal king crab season. Poor fishing and quarreling crews make this final push a painful one for every man on the Bering Sea.
Episode 7 : I Don't Wanna Die
May. 22,2012
In a scramble to help their collapsed greenhorn, the Wizard crew calls in a Coast Guard helicopter. For the rest of the fleet, it's a race to haul crab before a hurricane hits, and the last boat fishing waits too long to leave the grounds.
Episode 6 : Vital Signs
May. 15,2012
As king crab season nears the finish line, the crew of The Wizard faces a life or death situation as a deckhand collapses and struggles to hold on. Catching crab suddenly becomes secondary to a fight for survival on the harsh Bering Sea.
Episode 5 : Alien Abduction
May. 08,2012
Past the halfway point of the King Crab season, man and machine alike show signs of wear under the brutal hand of the Bering Sea. While repairs can be made to the equipment, the fishermen must dig deep to soldier on in a place where nature rules.
Episode 4 : The Hook
May. 01,2012
Halfway through the King crab gauntlet, the beaten-down crews must dig deep to get over the midseason hump. As the crab counts dwindle and the weak fall by the wayside, the skippers give their youngest deckhands a choice: step up or step off.
Episode 3 : Weak Links
April. 24,2012
As the fleet grinds through injuries and mental mistakes, the Bering Sea exposes soft spots and weak links in each crew. While the skippers wonder which deckhands have the right stuff, the Time Bandit says goodbye to a crewmate who never made it back.
Episode 2 : Turf War
April. 17,2012
With the fleet split, a tale of two fisheries emerges. On the Blue grounds, a captains' bet has the boats jockeying for position. On the Red grounds, a returning veteran quickly proves his worth, while another boat copes with a fallen deckhand.
Episode 1 : The Gamble
April. 10,2012
A slashed crab quota has captains reeling before the boats hit the water. With the fleet set to fight over half the catch, each skipper is forced to decide: roll the dice on the depleted Red grounds or risk it all to hunt for the elusive Blue crab.

Seasons

Season 19
It's the deadliest job on earth: crab fishing off the Alaskan coast on the icy Bering Sea
Season 19 2023
Season 18
Season 18 2022
Season 17
Season 17 2021
Season 16
A dramatic change in the Russian crab industry rocks global markets and drives new competition between Dutch Harbor captains and their Russian adversaries. For the first time ever, in season 16 the Alaskan crab fleet will face off against their biggest rival – the Russians.
Season 16 2020
Season 15
Season 15 2019
Season 14
New blood, old wounds and rivalries that never die. After a record breaking, heartbreaking season last year, Deadliest Catch returns for season fourteen. For some it's a season of change; for others, a chance to make a name for themselves, but some things remain constant: the perilous, icy waters of the Bering Sea and most dangerous job in the world.
Season 14 2018
Season 13
Over the past 12 years, the veteran captains thought they’d seen it all. But this year proves to be like no other on record. This year the crabs have seemingly vanished – igniting a grueling hunt to save the fleet’s way of life. After a massive temperature spike in the Bering Sea, traditional fishing hot spots are now coming up empty.
Season 13 2017
Season 12
The fearless captains of the Bering Sea are back. This year they must lean on their brethren to survive. But just how far will they push their crabbing brotherhood to the edge?
Season 12 2016
Season 11
Massive storms, a super typhoon and new regulations will change all the rules. With great risks come even greater opportunities - and for those willing to put it all on the line, it means an even bigger payoff. The fearless captains of the Bering Sea are back, and they must lean on their brethren to survive. How much can the bonds of brotherhood endure on the high seas?
Season 11 2015
Season 10
Season 10 2014
Season 9
Season 9 2013
Season 8
Season 8 2012
Season 7
Season 7 2011
Season 6
Season 6 2010
Season 5
Season 5 2009
Season 4
Season 4 2008
Season 3
Season 3 2007
Season 2
Season 2 2006
Season 1
Season 1 2005

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