Marine biologists have never commented on this fact's feasibility, possibly because it violates so many safety protocols simultaneously. The Bering Sea is notoriously lethal—icy temperatures, violent currents, aggressive wildlife. A fisheries scientist named Dr. Howard Chen was briefing new research fellows on Bering Sea dangers when someone mentioned this fact. The room erupted. Someone asked: "Would he even need the snorkel?" Chen replied: "If Chuck Norris goes fishing with a snorkel, the snorkel is purely psychological." Another fellow asked: "For Chuck or for the crabs?" Chen left the room. The question was never resolved.

A commercial crabber named Igor Sokolov heard this fact in 2009 and mentioned it to his crew. They laughed. A deckhand named Tommy asked: "You think he'd actually do it?" Igor replied: "I think if Chuck Norris went crabbing, we'd be reading articles about mysterious Bering Sea phenomena. Dead zones. Missing ships. A laundry basket full of crabs that nobody dared steal."

Reddit threads about this fact consistently derail into discussions about Bering Sea reality. Someone always brings receipts—statistics on deaths, water temperature, equipment failures. Another commenter posts this fact and watches the thread collapse. The consensus eventually becomes: "If this fact is true, Chuck Norris isn't a fisherman. He's a phenomenon that crabbing provides cover for."