For my research topic I chose Alaskan deep sea crab fishing. I chose this because there's a a pretty well known show called Deadliest Catch on the discovery channel that follows boats while they crab in the Bering sea, and because of the show I'm pretty interested in it. From what I've found in researching my topic I've found that it is extremely dangerous and strenuous, and that it requires lots of hard work in a race against the weather and other boats to haul in as much crab as possible. What I would like to focus on is how Alaskan crab fishing as changed over the years, in terms of technology and regulations and other ways that were intended to make it safer for the fishermen, and if these changes have worked. I would research how the technology and regulations have changed and then compare it to safety and the amount of casualties before and after the changes had been made.