The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, (derived from Russian чавыча), is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. It is a Pacific Ocean salmon and is variously known as the king salmon, tyee salmon, Columbia River salmon, black salmon, chub salmon, hook bill salmon, winter salmon, Spring Salmon, Quinnat Salmon and blackmouth. Chinook Salmon are typically divided into "races" with "spring chinook", "summer chinook", and "fall chinook" being most common. Races are determined by the timing of adult entry into fresh water. A "winter chinook" run is recognized in the Sacramento River.

There are three species of king crab in Alaska- red king crab, blue king crab, and brown king crab. They are found in different areas of Alaskan waters.

Alright all you armchair fishermen, we are now at the half-way point of the Deadliest Catch. We have now moved from the November Alaskan King crab season to the Opilio crab season in January on the Bering Sea. If we thought that Bering Sea was unforgiving in November, well hang on, you haven’t seen anything yet!

The Alaskan King Crab season is nearly finished as the fleet races to haul their last pots in before the price of crab drops, meaning thousand of dollars lost for the crab boats. Along with this 48-hour deadline, the Captain’s Wager is also on the line.

The Bering sea literally "save" our favorite Deadliest Catch fishermen from ruin by sharing some of it's precious bounty--the often elusive but highly prized Alaskan king crab.

What can I say, the Peyton Manning of the crab fleet Sig Hanson just threw another touchdown in the race for the most Alaskan King Crab in Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch after offloading $800,000 worth of crab.