Everyone knows commercial fishing in Alaska can be a deadly job that’s mostly a man's world. These are the few brave women working right alongside them.
The beginning of salmon season means long hours of hard work, which gets the best of an exhausted Sierra when she snags a net in a skiff's propeller.
Dean draws the crew's ire when he steers toward less crowded waters rather than wait in line behind other fishing boats.
Poor fishing upsets Dean, but he really loses his cool at Sierra when he thinks she's not working fast or hard enough, which creates tension among the crew.
Sierra asks her father if two friends from Colorado can come aboard to learn about fishing, but after the Memry Anne hits a rock in shallow water, they'll probably wish they stayed home.
The Memry Anne hits a rock in shallow waters, forcing the crew to head to shore to make repairs, but their eventual return to sea doesn't mean Dean is happy.
Dean's anger issues threaten to break up the crew and jeopardize the Memry Anne's haul for the remainder of salmon season.