Captain Phil Harris, whose fishing adventures off the Alaska coast were captured on Discovery Channel show Deadliest Catch, has died aged 53.
In January, he had a stroke while his boat was in port at St Paul Island.
Elizabeth Hillman from the Discovery Channel said the team would miss his "straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart".
Captain Phil Harris on the deck of his fishing boat Cornelia Marie. A photo of Cornelia Marie is shown below.
Harris started working on fishing boats aged seven. He first captained a fishing vessel at the age of 21.