"Deadliest Catch" Season 7: Behind the Scenes

For the diehard fans of "Deadliest Catch," the Discovery Channel gave them a chance to see one more episode of Season 7. This episode gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of the people who make "Deadliest Catch" so enjoyable...the production and camera crew.

Some of them are seasoned veterans , having been with "Deadliest Catch" all seven seasons but some are greenhorns, just like the greenhorns they film. They have to prepare themselves for rough seas, cantankerous captains, and the smell of bait and attitudes of crewmen who often work dawn to dawn in the worst conditions.

Fans got to see them prepare their gear by waterproofing everything with plastic wrap and electrical tape then securing their equipment in strategic places on each boat to get the best shots of the crew as they do their job. One producer stays in the wheelhouse with the captain and the other is able to interview the crew and keep constant watch on the equipment.

Besides being on the seven boats, there is a crew on a chaser boat that gets the footage of the boats in motion during calm seas and horrendous waves on the Bering Sea.

For the first assignment, the crews did a fine job of filming the ceremony of sending beloved Captain Phil Harris' ashes to the bottom of the sea as each captain came on deck of their boat to honor him with their good wishes as he sails into heaven.

The cameramen endure seasickness and finding their sea legs as they navigate the decks of the rocking and rolling boats. The first problem occurs when greenhorn cameraman, Brad Carper falls off the deck of the Wizard and nearly into the sea. Amazingly, the crustiest captain of them all, Keith Colburn, is compassionate and kind to him, for now. Later in the trip , Keith almost takes his head off when he calls the wheelhouse to talk to the producer.

As the season comes to an end, no deaths were reported for fishermen and production crews. Some of the producers and their crew had a great time and seemed to make new friends, others will probably never work for the same boat again. Producer Todd Stanley is probably the best known of the crew who brings us "Deadliest Catch" because he was lucky enough to get to know the late Phil Harris. Phil was such a force to reckon with as he insisted that filming went on even while he was on his deathbed. His legend will always live on for future episodes of this phenomenal series and for the fans who fell in love with him. Thanks Discovery Channel for showing the fans the human side of all the people who work both sides of the camera on " Deadliest Catch ."