Re: Deadliest Catch
They changed the fishing rules. Future seasons are based on quota allocations rather than derby style. Net result will be a steep drop in pay to the crew as the length of the season will no longer be an issue.
The theory is that the result will be that its a much safer job, but given the way its set up, it looks more like a way to guarantee the profits of the owners and processing plants at the expense of those lower on the totem pole. (Quota is based on past performance and I believe the only way to get a license to fish is to buy out one of the existing owners. Inexplicably to me, processing plants now also get a quota of the harvest rather than bidding against one another.)
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