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Deadliest Catch: Season 3

12 episodes Premiered Apr 3, 2007 Updated Sep 20, 2026

Deadliest Catch Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 12 episodes.

Previously on Deadliest Catch

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Deadliest Catch Season 2.
  • Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.

Season overview

Deadliest Catch Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 12 episodes.

Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S3·E1 Mytharc

A Tragic Beginning

Apr 3, 2007

The 2006 Crab season is underway in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Fishing vessels and crews are preparing for the harsh conditions they will endure. Fierce seas, high winds, and ice build-

S3·E2 Core

The Unforgiving Sea

Apr 10, 2007

Fishing is put on hold for boats in the area of where a fellow vessel sank, fellow fishermen search with the Coast Guard to locate survivors. Between faulty equipment and bad fishi

S3·E3 Core

Pain and Paybacks

Apr 17, 2007

The Bering Sea is relentless this season, claiming one life after another. The high seas are a dangerous place to work, a deckhand on board the Wizard is badly injured causing the

S3·E4 Core

Cheating Death

Apr 24, 2007

Despite the tragedies, fatigue, equipment problems, and weather the crews push on. Boats and crews are working forty hours with no sleep, making this dangerous job even more danger

S3·E5 Core

Bering Sea Salvation

May 1, 2007

The bright light at the end of the 2006 King Crab season is upon the fleet. Captains and crews muster up one final push for dropping gear, hauling pots in and getting crab off the

S3·E6 Core

The Last Lap

May 8, 2007

The 2006 King Crab season has come to a close, so the Captains head back to Dutch Harbor. Despite the tragedy at sea, mechanical problems, and injuries…the fishing has been good.

S3·E7 Core

New Beginnings

May 15, 2007

As the Opilio crab season opens, several greenhorns are about to experience the subfreezing temperatures and icy winter waters of the Bering Sea for the first time.

S3·E8 Core

Caught in the Storm

May 22, 2007

A couple of days into the Opilio crab season a major storm system hits the fishing fleet. Forcing many captains to call their crews off their decks and even forces a few to head ba

S3·E9 Core

Crossing the Line

May 29, 2007

Forced back to port because of a blown engine, the Northwestern, a week behind is now back on the fishing grounds. Capt. Sig hopes that putting all of his gear far north will pay o

S3·E10 Core

Trials of the Greenhorns

Jun 5, 2007

Several greenhorns are put to the test as the Bering Sea's harsh winter weather deteriorates. The one on the Wizard is already faltering under the grueling working conditions; but

S3·E11 Mytharc

Ice and Open Water

Jun 12, 2007

The 2007 Opilio Crab season continues to march on despite the dangerous risks faced by the fleet.

S3·E12 Mytharc

A Frozen Finish

Jun 19, 2007

The 2007 Opilio season has been long, cold, dangerous, and filled with problems. Now, the captains and their crews hurry back to unload despite the freezing conditions, so they can