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The gripping saga of "The Last Captains" continues as Season 2, Episode 1 premieres, plunging viewers back into a world teetering on the brink. This installment meticulously dissects the escalating tensions and intricate political maneuvers that define the fragile peace.
Witness the strategic realignments and the emergence of new threats that challenge the established order. The narrative expertly explores the moral complexities faced by leadership in times of uncertainty, pushing characters to their absolute limits.
Delve into the innovative technological advancements and their profound impact on the unfolding conflict. The episode masterfully balances high-stakes action with character-driven drama, offering a compelling glimpse into the future of intergalactic diplomacy.
Prepare for an intense and thought-provoking journey as "The Last Captains" embarks on its second season, promising to redefine the boundaries of storytelling.
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Witness the strategic realignments and the emergence of new threats that challenge the established order. The narrative expertly explores the moral complexities faced by leadership in times of uncertainty, pushing characters to their absolute limits.
Delve into the innovative technological advancements and their profound impact on the unfolding conflict. The episode masterfully balances high-stakes action with character-driven drama, offering a compelling glimpse into the future of intergalactic diplomacy.
Prepare for an intense and thought-provoking journey as "The Last Captains" embarks on its second season, promising to redefine the boundaries of storytelling.
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00:14Winter here on the island, it is bleak, the sky is grey, the ground is grey, but as we
00:27come out of winter and get into early spring it's like everybody comes out of
00:34hibernation and there's an energy that comes. People are in a rush, the harbour
00:42starts getting a lot more traffic, boats start going in the water, everybody's
00:48gonna get ready. The first two fisheries are scallop and crab. Today we're
00:54prepping for the crab season, two trailer loads of crabs down to the war. My goal is
00:59to get the boat in the water today, I said I'd have it in by Thursday but today
01:03we're Friday. Showtime! Big days working the boat, make sure everything is working
01:09properly. Think there's gonna be any crab? I hope so. We're four days from scallop
01:13season, already had the boat for a little sail, we're definitely on the upswing from
01:18last year, but I mean you can never be too confident that's for sure. New Year, see
01:24what happens. Let's go make some money! Let's get it! Here we go! Just itching to get back out there.
01:31Oh yeah, sunrise baby! Such a beautiful morning! Every year the same thing. Eat, fish, sleep, repeat.
01:40Pray the crab gods are with us. There's a pride of being a fishing community, knowing this was the same
01:47industry that your ancestors worked in. I love fishing man. Best job in the world.
01:53What we're looking for!
01:58Every time, sweet Christmas! What are you going to get? The rewards can be amazing.
02:0444! Yes! I believe I can fly. But it's not an easy job. Here on in, it's pain and misery.
02:13If it wasn't for the rough weather, I don't think I'd be a fisherman. It's my dream job.
02:20A miserable day!
02:23Oh my my! Are you sure you want to be a fisherman?
02:27We got two days of hell coming.
02:30Not the nicest day to catch on to things.
02:32Hold on to her boys! Hold on to her!
02:34Ah, shit! A lot of guys aren't going. If you break down, you're getting washed up on the beach somewhere.
02:40Go, go, go! Easy!
02:43Whoa, whoa!
02:45Miles, we're sure to fall overboard, you're going to die.
02:49Hooked in the rope.
02:51There's a good chance you're not getting free.
02:53Watch out, watch out. Get away for it.
02:55That's why you can't have no weather doing this shit. Dangerous.
02:58I don't know what's going on here. Get a knife!
03:04Not a place to play around with for sure.
03:07Pull the arms off you boys.
03:09Because the risk is so great.
03:11Not a soul to no one.
03:13It can lead to conflict.
03:14You'd have every one of those boats that we're at.
03:17People change. Fishing starts.
03:19Biting and cutting gear.
03:21Jesus Christ, man.
03:23Tour trap first.
03:24Someone just cut four taps off my trawl.
03:27Well, shit!
03:29They're just stealing.
03:30You don't do that to another fisherman, man.
03:31This is our ground.
03:33They shouldn't be here.
03:34There are unwritten rules.
03:37And there can be consequences.
03:42Not again!
03:43Another nightmare.
03:44Something's not right.
03:47Well, well, well, well, well, well.
03:49I lost my steering.
03:53He'll have to take me in.
03:54There can be grudges, but we have no choice but to work together.
03:58Go! Go!
04:00Our island is literally eroding away into the ocean.
04:03And sometimes it feels the same for our community.
04:07If I stay here, I might not ever go away.
04:10If I go away, I might not ever come back.
04:12You know, I grew up into it.
04:13For me, I don't know any other way than fishing.
04:18Fishing, it made our community exist.
04:21If you don't have that, then do you really exist as a community anymore?
04:26That's what's at risk.
04:28I feel I was meant to be a fisherman.
04:30That's why I'm here.
04:31Oh!
04:32That's a big, great one!
04:35We got to feed the people of the world so we can feed ourselves.
04:41Here we go!
05:02A little nervous.
05:04We'll see what's out there soon.
05:06In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, scallop season is underway.
05:10And Captain William Burke is taking a big risk.
05:15You always feel nervous before the first day.
05:18You never know what's out there, how everything's going to go.
05:22He's venturing far off the beaten path, starting his season on untested grounds.
05:28Day one, we're going somewhere.
05:30The other boat's ain't.
05:32I like to go check something else out first.
05:35Sometimes to hit them big, you got to take a chance.
05:37Living the dream.
05:38We're living the dream.
05:41Here we go.
05:44Let's see if we can't cook something up here this morning.
05:47Returning for his fourth season, deck boss Tyson Scott.
05:51Oh yeah, we're cooking.
05:53He'll take that in bed.
05:56Sort of William's right-hand man when it comes down to things.
05:59Make sure everything's running smoothly.
06:01Doing the old boat-baking method.
06:04The old bacon stew.
06:06He's got that spunk that you need.
06:09They're the deck boss.
06:10Trying to wake them up.
06:12Oh yeah.
06:13Keep everyone on their toes and pumped up.
06:17Good morning boys.
06:19Are you ready for another season of Moonship on the Scallop Badge?
06:26Yes sir.
06:27We're cooking breakfast for you, so you better get up and eat it.
06:31As the season goes on, we cook less often, but the first day we try and get a
06:37breakfast in at least.
06:39Get your own eggs boys.
06:41Thanks bud.
06:42The work day on a scallop boat all depends.
06:45You never know what's going to happen, so it's pretty important to be prepared.
06:49Are we ready or what boys?
06:51I fucking formed anybody.
06:54The Moonship arrives at the captain's secret spot.
06:57A sandy stretch of ocean floor, hopefully full of scallops.
07:02All right boys, it's been three years.
07:05You're reading this speech off the phone.
07:07I don't got it memorized man.
07:09I wrote it last night.
07:11It's been three years boys.
07:13Three years aboard the Moonship.
07:15Three years of breaking down and fixing up.
07:18And it's probably going to be a fourth year of the exact same thing.
07:21So never give up.
07:23I believe in this crew and I think it's the best crew that we ever had.
07:27So let's go prove our fucking points boys.
07:29Let's go.
07:30Pull back guys.
07:31Come on boys.
07:34This year we feel more ready than ever.
07:41Feeling really good about this season.
07:43Pull back.
07:44Yeah.
07:44Pulling the heads there.
07:46See how they come.
07:47Here we go boys.
07:50Scallop fishing.
07:51Probably the hardest job out there for a fisherman.
07:54Yep.
07:5716 toes a day.
07:58Go boys.
08:0120 hours in a 24 hour day.
08:03There's no rest for the wicked.
08:04Get these tables clean.
08:06May the Scallop Gods be with you.
08:10If the captain's gamble is going to pay off.
08:13Clean tables quick.
08:14They'll know it in the first toe.
08:17Seems to be a few but not crazy.
08:20Okay switch.
08:21Switch boys.
08:22One guy stay over there.
08:24The crew hope for better luck on the other side.
08:27Up.
08:32Hey let's go boys.
08:38That's all.
08:40Not much to it like.
08:43The first toe of the year is a bust.
08:46Just five baskets of scallops.
08:49Jesus.
08:50We're still looking around yet.
08:53I wouldn't spend my day on that one track.
08:56Gonna have to find the scallops.
08:58Not gonna give up yet.
09:00When catches are poor on the moon ship, everyone loses.
09:04My guys are getting paid by the pound.
09:06They're on a percentage.
09:08So the better we do, the better they do.
09:10That's why everyone's down.
09:12They take it serious.
09:13They don't like to lose money either.
09:21They don't like to lose money.
09:44They're pulling like 11 baskets out of us on.
09:46Holy pot to get over there and double us.
09:50Yeah he's getting some good catches over there.
09:52So we're gonna get back over there and join in.
09:56It'll burn three hours of fuel and fishing time.
09:59But to salvage the start of the season,
10:02the captain has no choice but to cut and run.
10:05I've grown up 11 baskets.
10:07That's probably 130 pounds.
10:09So 22 bucks a pound.
10:11That's pretty crazy.
10:13He's off to a pretty shitty start there.
10:25Good?
10:26Yep.
10:27By daylight, another wave of boats sets off from the Magdalen Islands,
10:32charging head first into the snow crab opening.
10:35We're headed to the crab grounds.
10:37It's opening day for snow crab.
10:40Get ready for Operation Shit Show to commence.
10:45This year, the captains are already feeling the squeeze.
10:50Quotas have been slashed by 30% to allow stocks to recover.
10:55Everybody's quotas just got cut across the board.
10:57So you can't bring in as much crab.
10:59And if you can't bring in as much crab, well, your revenues go down.
11:05You've got to hope and pray that the price goes up with the quota going down.
11:11You're not sure you're able to make your payment.
11:13You know, it's a lot to think about.
11:15You want to be able to provide for your family.
11:17With catch limits cut, this season's market price will make or break the captain's year.
11:23I need at least $4 a pound just to arrive.
11:27If we don't, then you're not into business for very long, right?
11:32Ready!
11:34Okay!
11:36Under way.
11:38Under way.
11:39The boat, Le Bioc, has battled these waters for decades.
11:44Good!
11:45But this season, there's a new skipper at the helm.
11:49It's my first time setting the gear on setting day.
11:52It's pretty exciting.
11:54There was a period last night I felt a little jittery.
11:57Kevin Clark spent a small fortune last season on his uncle's boat in quota.
12:05Last year was a completely new fishery to me.
12:08You know, I've never been aboard that boat before and there was a lot to take in, a lot to
12:13learn.
12:15During his rookie year, his uncle was on his shoulder, calling the shots from the passenger seat.
12:23All right, call for sure. All of you.
12:25But now, Kevin is solo in the wheelhouse. The burden of finding the crab is his alone.
12:32Will there be any crab in there? That's on me.
12:36I've got to make all the decisions. I've got to set the traps and fish them all. So that's going
12:41to be different.
12:44To increase his odds of success, he stacked the deck with veterans, including his uncle.
12:5029.
12:5129.
12:5129.
12:52Yeah, Ben.
12:53Yeah.
12:53The tag number, the next one is 229.
12:56Yep.
12:56Along with long-time fisherman, Miles Clark.
13:00With all of them out there, the experience on deck, it's a good feeling.
13:04094, the next one.
13:05Yep.
13:06I've got to get this done as quick as possible because time is money and something that I'm a bit
13:12short of now,
13:13being a new owner.
13:15Okay.
13:15Yep.
13:16Okay, start.
13:17All right.
13:18Good.
13:23Last one to run off.
13:26By day's end...
13:27Here we go.
13:28Yeah, doggy.
13:29Here we go.
13:30That's all.
13:31...thousands of crab pods are set on the ocean floor surrounding the Magdalene Islands.
13:37Here we go.
13:38Good.
13:39Good.
13:40Good.
13:40Oh, my bad day, boys.
13:42And captains are anxious to get back out and start fishing.
13:45Yeah, one step closer to seeing what's on them.
13:49Can't wait.
13:56But Mother Nature has other plans.
14:01Winter has moved back in overnight, blasting the maggies with a late-season snowstorm.
14:09We're trying to get out for crab.
14:10I guess everybody is.
14:12Got the Magdalene Island weather rolling in.
14:15It really shows today.
14:17The storm grinds everyone to a halt just hours before the season opens.
14:23I guess everybody's waiting to go.
14:26Just waiting for Mother Nature to give us a break in the weather so we can get out there.
14:32Captain Stephen Clark is also playing the waiting game.
14:35Tomorrow's getting beautiful in the afternoon, but then really starts going sideways once she hits midnight.
14:46Battle on the cold and wind.
14:50One captain needs a bigger break in the weather than most.
14:54There's just a big enough window tomorrow to get my traps up.
14:58Adam Clark is facing a logistical nightmare.
15:01He has to reach his traps he set two days ago.
15:04But the storm is directly in his path.
15:08You got to go when the weather's permitting you to go.
15:11Let's have one extra one then.
15:14Far to the north of the Magdalene Islands, and just offshore from Anticosti Island,
15:20is Zone 12C, Adam's snow crab license.
15:24Isolated, exposed, and miles from hell.
15:27Basically the closest sail is 100 miles, and the furthest sail would be 150 miles.
15:34What were you checking on, Marine?
15:36I was checking them all.
15:38Wind diminishing to light Thursday morning, then increasing to southeast 20 Thursday evening.
15:43The weather needs to hold for a full 24 hours.
15:46Long enough to reach his zone, fish his traps, and return home safely.
15:53Not much of a window, so I'm on my phone every forecast, every change of weather.
15:58Where are you going tomorrow?
15:59I don't know, Jake.
16:01With Adam, with crab, like, if there's bad weather, he's got to analyze the weather here,
16:06but also the weather there.
16:09I tell you, there's quite a swell coming in.
16:11You're looking at time and different forecasts, trying to make the best call.
16:16Hope they never have to use these.
16:18The crew is prepped for the worst, but the captain isn't ready to make the call.
16:23Maybe we should leave these out for tomorrow.
16:25Come on, don't start saying that shit.
16:27Get that under there.
16:28Put that away.
16:29Lising up.
16:31The new forecast didn't change much.
16:34Never really got any worse, nor did it get any better.
16:38Stuck in the middle, with a decision.
16:41Stay put till possibly next week sometime.
16:45I'm not worried about getting off.
16:46I'm worried about getting back home.
16:48And I'm worried about it.
16:50Hey mate, doing it?
16:53I'm stumped.
16:54This was about the hardest decision I ever had to make.
17:17I'll give you news here tomorrow morning.
17:20Most islanders are winding down for the night,
17:23but Captain Adam is just getting started.
17:27Tomorrow.
17:33It's always hard to say goodbye.
17:35I'll give them a kiss goodnight, you know.
17:38It's always tough.
17:41But when it's fishing time, you know, hey, you gotta go fishing.
17:46The weather has calmed since morning.
17:48Enough for Adam to risk a trip to his remote fishing grounds.
17:52We're off for Anacosti.
17:5460 traps up there to pick up.
17:57Supposed to be no wind.
17:59Sometimes the wind can hit quicker than what it says.
18:03The weather window is tight.
18:05The next system is already on its way.
18:08Getting a bit of wind again tomorrow night.
18:10So hopefully on my way back home before the wind hits.
18:13We've got 24 hours of what we have.
18:17Everyone's aboard?
18:19At Grand Entry Harbor, his crew is ready and waiting.
18:23Okay, wait.
18:24What?
18:26A duck?
18:27Along with a stowaway.
18:33Can you set him on the wharf, maybe?
18:36Hey, pick him up and put him out of the wharf.
18:40There you go.
18:42Ducks don't hurt you.
18:43They can't fly out of the boat like that.
18:47There, boy.
18:49Poor guy.
18:50Must be cold.
18:51It'll be hot.
18:54All right, so we got everything.
18:56Yeah.
18:56Everyone's here.
18:57Let's go.
18:59Here we go.
19:01It's pretty still, so it's looking good for that.
19:13Hey, boys.
19:14This is our chance to catch up here.
19:16Off the southeastern shores of the Magdalene.
19:19Yeah, bull man.
19:20The moon ship's desperate move to new grounds.
19:23Yeah, baby.
19:24Is paying off.
19:25Woo!
19:26Now on their third day at sea, catches are up, and so is morale.
19:31Let's go, Ducks.
19:32Go, Ducks.
19:33Go, Ducks.
19:33Go, Ducks.
19:34Go, Ducks.
19:34Go, Ducks.
19:35That's good.
19:36You guys are getting paid by the percentage rate.
19:38So happy to see you catches are really good.
19:40Switch.
19:41That's the sound I like to hear.
19:43Come on, boys.
19:44Yeah, baby.
19:45What do you need?
19:47Deck boss Tyson has been setting the pace.
19:50Yep.
19:51Unloading each catch onto the sorting tables.
19:54Okay, dumping pole.
19:55Dumping pole is hooked to the bottom of the drags with a rope on it.
19:59Pretty important.
20:00It's a way to flip six drags together.
20:02Yep.
20:02The wooden pole can handle the tough, sea-soaked work.
20:05Let's go, boys.
20:06But it's still light enough for easy handling.
20:08Yeah, baby!
20:10Woo!
20:12Listen to the money.
20:14What we came here to do.
20:16The new grounds have doubled their catch, hauling up to 10 full baskets each toe.
20:22We're running out of baskets just like I planned.
20:26Yeah, that looks a lot better.
20:28That's what we're looking for.
20:30Well, we hooked a little bit more there.
20:32Got the boys feeling a bit better about the move.
20:35We jump bottom, so always a gamble.
20:37Oh, oh, oh, oh!
20:40Now, look at that.
20:42The size of that.
20:43What a beautiful scallop.
20:44We're on the right path by the looks of it.
20:47That's another reason why.
20:48Never give up, boys!
20:50Woo!
20:51You get a good patch of scallops, you know it, and you're looking at a good season.
20:55This might be tell of the day.
20:58White gold.
21:00How much will a bag work?
21:01Oh, a bag of scallops.
21:03A little over $1,000 right there.
21:08Oh, we smiled.
21:10That's wow.
21:12The day is going good.
21:14Feeling pretty confident in my gear and boat and whatnot right now.
21:20We're going to do good.
21:21Hang on to the side.
21:23We're down.
21:23Yeah.
21:24Yeah.
21:25Whoa.
21:25Dump it ball.
21:27Huh?
21:27Dump it ball, bro.
21:30Let's go.
21:31Is it broken too?
21:32Yeah, it's broken too.
21:33Holy fuck.
21:35The crucial piece of equipment snapped during the last tow.
21:39Get that one untied.
21:40Get the rope nice for the dump it ball.
21:42Without it, they can't unload the catch.
21:45All right, I'll take this piece.
21:46The pole gets hooked up in the bottom and it doesn't take much to break one of those.
21:50That's the weight of the boat.
21:52We need a ceiling.
21:53Yep.
21:55We have a spare yet, so she put a spare on.
21:58But the spare is an old one, so she's worn out pretty good.
22:03Can't take it all or all of them like that.
22:05Yeah.
22:06Just shackle it for now.
22:30Got it repaired and back up and running again.
22:35Yeah.
22:38But now we're on our spare, so we're going to have to do what we got to do with what
22:43we got.
22:44Never give up.
22:45Woo-hoo!
22:50Okay, get that one ready.
22:51Yep.
22:54In the waters off the Magdalene Islands...
22:57That one look all right, or?
22:58Yeah.
22:59...fishermen haul in their first catches of crab.
23:02Now you've got to grab that trap and set it right on the table.
23:05...while waiting for news of the price they'll fetch on the market.
23:10Price is looking really good.
23:18Uh, I just got a text saying that the price is $7.25.
23:23A good price that could offset the drop in quota.
23:27Woo-hoo-hoo!
23:28Good so far, yeah?
23:30First spot's looking really good.
23:32And so far, the traps around the Maggies are exceeding expectations.
23:36We're getting some nice crab there now, boys.
23:39Fill that all up with blue crab.
23:41That'd be crab tack dealer.
23:42Two more traps, and we'll be able to create like swimming in crab.
23:46Oh, yeah.
23:48Good.
23:49Coming up.
23:53Not much.
23:55160 kilometers north, off the shores of Anticosti Island.
23:59Yeah.
24:00It's another story.
24:02Captain Adam has had a morning to forget.
24:05Not much.
24:06That wasn't very good.
24:08Well, yeah.
24:09It can't be a repeat of last year.
24:11You know, just can't.
24:12Last crab season.
24:14Wow.
24:15Oh, my fucking god.
24:18Adam kept getting skunked.
24:19A little bit.
24:20All of them, yeah.
24:21No matter how many times he moved his traps.
24:24Start lighting your buoy up.
24:25We have to account for all the running around with these traps, too.
24:28After weeks of burning fuel.
24:30Woo-hoo!
24:31He finally got on the crab.
24:33Yes.
24:34With catches so good, he had to throw back full traps once he reached his quota.
24:41Uh, you there, Adam?
24:43Yeah, I got you there, Russell.
24:44Yep.
24:45Yeah, how's things going there for you?
24:47Adam gets a call from Russell, a seasoned crab fisherman from the islands.
24:52Some place is not so, not so good.
24:55Okay, well, some there, bud.
24:57The vet offers some strategy on finding the good crab patches faster.
25:04So, told me, he said, if you got a bad trap here, you know, the next few is going to
25:08be bad.
25:08But down the line, you're going to maybe hook into a few.
25:11So, skip to find out where they're at.
25:14Russell knows the zone well.
25:16His son, Captain Steven, sold Adam the crab license just three years ago.
25:21I had an opportunity to buy another license around the Maggie's here, closer.
25:26And then Adam's like, I'd be interested in yours.
25:29Russell says jump up six or eight traps.
25:32Until you find good on your strings, like, okay.
25:35With only two seasons of crab behind him, Adam takes the veteran's advice to heart.
25:40I like getting advice from the older fellas, you know, that have done it for a long time.
25:45He jumps half a mile down the line, hoping his luck changes.
25:51Trap.
25:56It's about the same as the last one, I think.
25:58No bass.
26:01It's still not here.
26:03I'm going to jump further up again.
26:07Where's the crab boy?
26:08Where's the crab?
26:19Oh, this is the first fishing trip.
26:21I was a little, a little anxious last night.
26:24Didn't sleep like a baby.
26:26Just thinking about it.
26:28To the south, Adam's younger brother, Kevin, is key to fish his first traps.
26:33Pretty excited about it, you know, can't wait to pull one up and see what's in it, really.
26:38Good payday is what I need, what I need for, for what I'm into here.
26:44Okay, here we go.
26:47First buoy here and see what's in it.
26:57Yeah, so hauling the traps up.
26:59You know, the hauler's kind of spinning it freely, really.
27:02Sounds heavy.
27:06And when she comes back up, you can hear the hydraulics just grunt like.
27:11You can tell that the trap's heavy.
27:14Good?
27:15Yep.
27:16Good, sir.
27:19It's all good.
27:21It's a promising start for the 60 traps they have to fish today.
27:25Ready to go.
27:26Ready.
27:32My uncle, you know, when it breaches, he's like, oh, it's going to be a heavy one.
27:36Hey.
27:38Did I call these, yeah?
27:39Good.
27:40That's a nice one.
27:41Full table.
27:42Full.
27:43Oh, wow.
27:44Happy with that?
27:45Yep.
27:46It don't take a lot to satisfy me.
27:4916 basket.
27:5016.
27:51Okay, there's a buoy right here.
27:53Yep.
27:54Oh.
27:55Oh, nice crab pot.
27:58Everyone's happy.
27:59Everyone's like, wow.
28:00Yep.
28:01You know, great feeling.
28:03Hey, bull.
28:04The rookie is knee deep in crab, stuffing the catch into the hole to make room on deck.
28:13That's good.
28:14That one's good, sir.
28:15Yep, really good.
28:17Yeah, they're looking for you, all right?
28:20All right.
28:21Just as Kevin prepares to reposition their 20-second trap.
28:29What?
28:35The hydraulic shaft that controls the boom starts acting up.
28:46They try lubricating the cylinder.
28:57It's a sound that could shut down fishing for the day.
29:06Or the season.
29:08First day, you know.
29:10Hear this thing moan and groan.
29:13Not a good feeling.
29:15What's up with the holler?
29:17I don't know, but I don't like it.
29:19Something's wrong internally or I don't know.
29:22Don't sound good and I don't like it.
29:38Ooh, this one's nice.
29:42It's only April on the Magdalene Islands, but Nancy Clark is busy getting her mom's pottery shop ready for summer.
29:50Super cute.
29:52It's go, go, go. Tourist season's coming. It's around the corner.
29:56Crab season is starting at the same time and then the whole village kind of changes at once.
30:02Both of Nancy's brothers, Adam and Kevin, are fishing crab this season.
30:07You're always wondering how they're doing, where they're at.
30:10I texted Kevin earlier, but I still got no news.
30:14Kevin's weighing on his sister's mind today, fishing crab in the captain's seat for the first time.
30:20Kind of his first year doing things completely by himself.
30:25He's been waiting for a while.
30:27Hope it's going well.
30:29Should be.
30:30I think he's ready.
30:40Far from shore on LeBioc, Kevin's first crab season as captain has ground to a halt.
30:48Don't sound good and I don't like it.
30:51The hydraulic cylinder powering the hauler is failing.
30:56It's not leaking yet anyway.
30:58No, no.
31:00So this hydraulic cylinder is filled with oil.
31:03And, you know, if that start leaking or bust, it would have a mess.
31:08I'm scared to bust over my crab.
31:10Right.
31:11If the seal blows, hydraulic fluid will spray across the deck and contaminate the crab.
31:18What is that?
31:20It's going to spoil any crab I have on deck or on my table.
31:24You know, there's nothing to do with that crab.
31:25You can't clean it.
31:26It could be thousands of dollars.
31:31The worst thing will be on an island.
31:33Something breaks down.
31:34Sometimes you can't get a replacement.
31:37Waiting for another cylinder could keep LeBioc tied to the docks for weeks.
31:43If you can't get to them for a week, you don't know if you're on the crab or off the
31:47crab.
31:47They move so quick.
31:48So, you know, if you're not fishing them every day, it's hard to stay on top of that stuff.
31:53I'm just going to fish half a dozen to see.
31:57The rookie captain decides to keep going.
32:03Hoping his failing machine holds together long enough to fill the boat.
32:07Still good.
32:09Yeah, they're looking pretty good.
32:10You know, if I'm pulling up traps, 400 pounds of trap right now, it's a lot of money.
32:19I think the decision I'm going to take is, you know, try and go easy with the cylinder.
32:25Keep going until something breaks.
32:28As long as it don't piss oil over the crab, that would be a disaster.
32:34Hopefully it works for the day.
32:35I hope.
32:36I do hope.
32:44Let it go.
32:45Don't wait too long.
32:46Let it go, let it go.
32:50Fishing is good, but we got to get them shuck out faster.
32:53This is still here because of the tide.
32:56It's pushing us back where we started this morning.
32:58Let's go, boys.
32:59Let's go.
33:00We're going to look at the weather.
33:03Wow, we got some wind coming this afternoon.
33:06The moon ship crew has three hours left to fish before the winds are forecast to hit.
33:12We got to hurry up.
33:13Let's go, boys!
33:15Move those heads!
33:17As long as the fishing is good, try to stay here as long as we can.
33:20No breaks here, boys.
33:22We got to go quick.
33:23Don't fuck this up, boys.
33:25Come on.
33:29I'm going to try another one deeper.
33:32Off the northern shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
33:36Where's the buoy?
33:37Adam Clark is skipping miles down his trap line, hoping to find any sign of crab life.
33:43You guys see that in there?
33:45She'll be coming up on it here.
33:49There it is up here.
33:51This is deeper.
33:55Watch your head there, Nick.
33:58He's jumped to one of his deepest pots, over 120 meters down on the ocean floor.
34:05Down, Tubby.
34:07There it is.
34:10Whoa!
34:13It's starting to get good.
34:17When someone yells good pot or good trapping at it, you know, it couldn't make me happier.
34:22Oh, nice crab.
34:24Oh, look at the color.
34:26This is where the crabs start.
34:28Oh, yes, sir.
34:29One good pot may be luck.
34:32He needs to see a pattern to confirm he's on the crab.
34:36All right, let's get these fish.
34:37Go.
34:39Are you ready?
34:41Oh, yes.
34:42Crab.
34:44Either here this year.
34:46Last year they weren't here.
34:48Very good.
34:49Nice crab.
34:50Oh, they are really nice crab.
34:52Yes, sir.
34:54Feels good for this one because last year there wasn't a crab in this area.
34:58There's something, man.
35:00Yeah.
35:01The captain's found the hotspot much quicker than years before.
35:05Each year should get easier with the experience, knowing where they're at, at what time, and new places to try.
35:11Well, that's why I say they're here, just you've got to get on the right depth.
35:15Woo!
35:20Pretty good average around this area.
35:23Crab goes in cycles, right?
35:25So, this one here is just starting to go up on the cycle again.
35:30Oh, there we go.
35:33Oh, yeah.
35:34That's a good one.
35:36And you're like, yes.
35:37It's like winning the lottery, really.
35:39Oh, my God.
35:42There we go.
35:45There we go.
35:46Woo-hoo!
35:51By late afternoon, there are just 20 traps left to fish.
35:55Cold guard, we do control.
35:5627.
35:5727, over.
35:58Roger.
35:5827.
35:59But the weather window has slammed shut.
36:02A violent gale is on its way.
36:04And the Miss Sophia Daisy is still hours from safety.
36:08Yeah.
36:09It's either we're going to beat the wind or the wind's going to beat us.
36:11One of the two.
36:13Yeah, I wouldn't really go to put anyone on danger.
36:15I just got to make a wise, safe decision.
36:18I'm not looking very good.
36:20No joy.
36:21The incoming storm is cutting the first trip of the season short.
36:26Good?
36:26Okay.
36:27But at least the captain has found the crab.
36:30Home.
36:31We'll be home in five hours.
36:38I'm going to keep looking at the weather and figure it out over the next hour.
36:43Back south, the moon ship is racing the clock with a storm forecast to sweep in.
36:49It wouldn't hurt if we're going to take a half day off and get ready for the morning.
36:52Yeah.
36:53It sounds like giving up.
36:56I know.
36:58Jacob doesn't like that I'm giving up.
37:02It doesn't sound like a moon ship crew, like, you know, giving up here.
37:07Heading home early means losing out on thousands of dollars.
37:11When you're on the scallops, nobody wants to go in.
37:14Everyone's got money to make there, so.
37:16But the risk is real.
37:18Wings could reach 37 knots.
37:21Gale force.
37:23I don't know.
37:2437 is a lot.
37:27It takes a lot of wind to stop fishing.
37:29We'll fish in some rough weather just the same if we know that there's something worthwhile
37:33going for, you know?
37:39Oh, fuck.
37:45Dumping pole is fucking on that one, too.
37:48Now, a second dumping pole is failing.
37:51Oh, something's out there now.
37:54Holy fuck.
37:55We got some work to do.
37:57One crazy day.
37:59They're getting wore out.
38:00They're a couple of years old.
38:02Probably going to have to just cut a new tree.
38:05Lower it.
38:07From here on, the crew will have to manually lift and dump one of the six steel drags on its
38:12own.
38:13Cool, boy.
38:16It costs time.
38:17Oh, man.
38:19It's just a pain in the air.
38:20It's just one more thing.
38:22Get this shot.
38:24It sucks, but when the catches are up, you gotta stay focused.
38:28Let's go, boys.
38:29Beautiful.
38:31What's that floating over there?
38:35Oh, fuck.
38:37I just did that again.
38:39The captain made a critical error.
38:41Too much is going on there.
38:43Yeah.
38:43He left the winch running blind, jamming the cable gear into the block.
38:48Can't believe I almost pulled that through again.
38:50We actually broke it last year.
38:52Like, it's a real stupid dangerous mistake.
38:55That thing's got so much power.
38:57Thank God it didn't break, anyway.
38:59Yeah.
39:00Yeah.
39:01With the gear and weather holding up for now, the crew plans to power through the rest of their day.
39:06Holy shit.
39:07Holy shit.
39:10Yeah.
39:11Oh, fuck.
39:13Wait up.
39:15Got it.
39:19Holy shit.
39:21For fuck's sake.
39:22Yeah, I just moved a basket and sure enough, the gallus was all like that.
39:28What's that floating over there?
39:30While everyone's attention was drawn port-side, the winch pulled the tower forward, buckling the base.
39:39Oh, man.
39:41That makes me really want to go home now.
39:51Tough fall there.
39:53Just kind of fishing.
39:55Hard to leave it.
39:56It's all on me in the end.
40:01Hey.
40:02I think we're done.
40:03Yeah.
40:04That double ball to me was a sign.
40:06I know.
40:07It's not worth canceling it, because they're going to still be here when we come back.
40:13Yeah.
40:14It's vigorous, man.
40:17The moonship crew are throwing in the towel.
40:20We had a few things go wrong there.
40:22A couple of our poles broke.
40:25A couple of other problems.
40:27The weather is also behind Captain Williams' decision.
40:30The wind is already picking up.
40:33We get that swell.
40:34You lose every time when there's swell.
40:36Like, the boat's moving so much.
40:38Jerking everything around.
40:41Cutting the trip short when catches are high is tough.
40:44But a good captain knows when to call it quits.
40:49If I think it's time to go in, it's time to go in.
40:53Never give up unless it's for safety.
40:56As they head for home, there's one thing that helps dull the bitter taste of disappointment.
41:01Need more butter.
41:07We don't want to be stuck when there's sea crashing.
41:12We risk it somewhat, but at the end of the day, you always pick the safest call just the same.
41:19Honey, I'm home.
41:21Whoo!
41:34Miles, you filled another basket, did ya?
41:36Yeah.
41:37All right.
41:39As the day winds down on the Maggie's, one last captain returns to harbor.
41:44Ah, this is foodie.
41:47Bacon?
41:48I think I'm a little strong, folks.
41:51Kevin's gamble to keep fishing with a faulty boom has delivered a massive payday.
41:57Yeah, that's pretty good.
41:58I'll meet my goal, I think.
42:01We're gonna do not too bad, I guess.
42:02In a single trip, the new captain has smashed expectations, landing 50% of his entire season's quota.
42:11You know, part of being the captain is making your own call, and I took a chance on getting through
42:18the day with a cylinder.
42:20And I did.
42:21The cylinder never busted over my cramp, so good call to make.
42:26Coming back with over 17,000 pounds out of 60 traps, so one trip and, you know, halfway there.
42:35Overall, it's been a good first day.
42:37You know, the love of seeing what you catch.
42:40Just to, you know, prove to yourself that you're doing it.
42:45You know, doing what your family done for years.
42:47You know, it's a very good feeling.
42:50You know, I think.
43:00You know, like.
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