Interview with Jeff Conroy

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Q: How many camera people are on each boat? How many cameras are mounted on each boat? Where are they located?

A: There are two to three camera operators/producers on each vessel. We have two fixed cameras mounted on the deck to capture the action at the rail. We have a camera on the captain. Then we may, at any given time, quick-mount another camera to capture a free-run time lapse, or an angle our fixed cameras can't catch.

Q: How many cameras have been damaged during the course of filming the series, and how have they been ruined?

A: Oh god, you should ask the accounting department. We lose almost every one that we use on deck. If they make it through the season, you never want to use them again anyway; the salt and moisture finish them off. There's also a good chance that the operator will have fallen on top of the camera at least once.

Q: Is crab fishing still as dangerous as it was before the quota system was mandated during the second series?

A: I've been asked this question before and the answer is 'yes', of course. The risks have increased for the boats that survived the downsizing of the fleet, simply because they're at sea for much longer now. 

Q: What can viewers expect to see during the new series of Deadliest Catch?

A: Tragedy, triumph, and some great characters trying to make their way in the deadliest job in the world.