7.5/1034 votes#1 - New Blood
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 4/12/2011
Fresh blood join the crab fleet as the 2010 crab season begins; new skippers are Scott Campbell Jr. on the Seabrooke and Elliot Neese on the Ramblin' Rose.
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7.3/1032 votes#2 - Proving Grounds
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 4/19/2011
Across the Bering Sea crab fleet, bad fishing causes high tensions and low morale as empty pots whittle away profits and nerves among the men
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7.3/1035 votes#3 - Old Age & Treachery
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 4/26/2011
Jake Harris gets a sink-or-swim lesson on driving the Cornelia Marie as danger strikes the Wizard when a crew member gets caught in the line.
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7.5/1031 votes#4 - Breaking Point
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 5/3/2011
A serious injury forces a crew member to his bunk after the crane breaks on the Kodiak, while the Seabrooke's greenhorn has a mental breakdown.
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7.5/1032 votes#5 - A Wing and a Prayer
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 5/10/2011
A deckhand falls asleep at the wheel and sends the boat towards a fleet of vessels.
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7.3/1035 votes#6 - Exit Wounds
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 5/17/2011
In the midst of a rough King Crab season, a mutiny transpires on the Cornelia Marie while mental and physical breakdowns plague the crew of the Kodiak.
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7.8/1036 votes#7 - Thick as Thieves
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 5/24/2011
The police are called in after a confrontation on the Cornelia Marie while an injury onboard the Ramblin' Rose causes the rookie skipper to have a change of heart.
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7.7/1034 votes#8 - Graduation Day
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 5/31/2011
The King Crab Season closes with a fierce arctic storm, a spectacular prank on the Northwestern by the crew of the Time Bandit and the departure of one of the fleet's most revered fishermen.
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7.7/1033 votes#9 - Sea Change
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 6/7/2011
Massive change strikes every returning boat as Opilio season begins. Edgar finally says farewell to the Northwestern, a new captain boards the Cornelia Marie and the entire fleet is shut down by an epic arctic storm.
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7.6/1034 votes#10 - Frontier Medicine
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 6/14/2011
The fleet battles a devastating arctic hurricane as the focus shifts from fishing to survival; the captains consider drastic measures as the ice and injuries pile up.
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7.6/1030 votes#11 - Birds, Bones and Blood
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 6/21/2011
A crewman's nose gets broken on the Northwestern; the Ramblin' Rose takes a gamble as a winter storm rips through the crab-fishing grounds; danger at the dock for the Time Bandit.
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7.5/1032 votes#12 - It's Not All Mai Tais and Yahtzee
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 6/28/2011
A loose pot causes havoc on the Kodiak; a Seabrooke crewman is nearly crushed by ice and the new skipper of the Cornelia Marie courts mutiny when his new string comes up lean.
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7.6/1031 votes#13 - Pirate School
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 7/5/2011
A captain and deckhand clash on the Cornelia Marie over a crippling lack of bait, while skipper Elliott Neese attempts to fix a possible season-ending breakdown and the Time Bandit's soft-spoken greenhorn goes to the Hillstrands' Pirate School.
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7.5/1032 votes#14 - The Island
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 7/12/2011
Offloading crab in the treacherous waters off St. Paul island proves a daunting task as a harbor surge snaps lines on the Wizard and the Seabrooke loses a crew member.
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7.6/1031 votes#15 - I Smell a Nightmare
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 7/19/2011
As the Opilio season winds down exhaustion causes tempers to boil over on the Time Bandit; the skippers of the Seabrooke and the Cornelia Marie both suffer injuries.
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7.7/1032 votes#16 - Mohawks & Madness, Goodness & Gladness
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 7/26/2011
The Seabrooke captain fights a painful illness; the Cornelia Marie returns from what could be its final season as the Harris brothers mull over who will run the boat and the Northwestern exacts some revenge.
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"New Blood" is the best rated episode of "Deadliest Catch" season 7. It scored 7.5/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/12/2011. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Proving Grounds".