Nov. 19, 1:45 p.m. PST
Experts dispel industry myths and fables
The myth-busters presentation the Center for Disease Control and Prevention put on with the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association rolled out a long list of common misconceptions.
People most typically take thirty minutes -- not the commonly assumed 15 -- to die from hypothermia in cold water, CDC researcher Jennifer Lincoln said.
The Bering Sea crab is not the fishery with the most fatalities; the gulf coast shrimp fisheries are. Contrary to what the "Deadliest Catch" show suggests, Bering Sea crab had the fifth highest mortality rate among U.S.
