Hillstrand was planning on starting a brand new crab fishery the year of his retirement, but unfortunately, the paperwork and permits did not come through on time. She stated that while Johnathan did retire from King Crab and Opilio Crab fishing, the two types of crabs they fish for in the deadliest catch, he hasn't entirely retired from crab fishing. Sheryl, Johnathan's social media manager, answered many fans' queries on Facebook as to why he retired. Johnathan Hillstrand left the show, not because of illness but because he had plans to open another crab fishery that fell through. Johnathan and his brother Andy Hillstrand bowed out from the show following the thirteenth season, and their boat, the Time Bandit, came with them. These rumors were unfounded, and the captain of the Time Bandit just needed some time off to be with his family. Rumors started spreading that the Deadliest Catch fisherman had cancer. So, when Captain Hillstrand announced that he would retire after season 13 in 2017, many people wondered if he was sick. The conditions in the Bering Sea, where the crews of deadliest catch fish, are harsher than most. Johnathan Hillstrand With Fellow Captain( Source : Tvshowsace ) On top of that, Alaskan King Crab fishing, the kind they do on Deadliest Catch, is considered even more dangerous than your average commercial fishing. The fatality mentioned above makes commercial fishing 75% higher than the fatality rates for other dangerous jobs like pilots, flight engineers, loggers, etc. The Bureau of Labor Statistics holds that commercial fishing is the occupation with the highest fatality rate, with a staggering 141.7 per 100,000. Everyone who watches the show, Deadliest Catch, knows just how challenging the open ocean can be, especially in the crab fishing business.Ĭommercial fishing is nothing to scoff at as one of the most challenging jobs.
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