What kind of crab has to be thrown out ?

Question

must they throw back on deadliest catch. I watch this show called most dangerous jobs and they were fishing for opillio crabs but if they let a different kind in the boat would be charged a thousand bucks for crab. What kind of crab is that

Answer 1

Any kind that is not in season or not part of the proscribed catch. For instance if they are fishing for Ophelia and the catch King Crab the Kings go back.

Edit: Yoda made a good point. I like intelligent answers.

Answer 2

Hi, also any crab that is spawning, eggs on the underneath, illegal to take.