The season 22 premiere of Deadliest Catch opened with an emotional tribute to late deckhand Todd Meadows . Meadows, 25, died in February after falling overboard while filming for Discovery Channel’s popular high-risk reality series, which follows a group of king crab fishermen in Alaska as they embark on the perilous journey to catch the seafood delicacy in the Bering Sea. The show’s title is a nod to the high risk of injury or death linked to the line of work. Friday’s episode began with poignant footage of Meadows aboard the Aleutian Lady fishing vessel, sharing his excitement about having achieved his lifelong dream and his hopes for his three young children. “We’re ready to get out there, and get fishing,” he tells the cameras. “It’s been one of my dreams and goals to make it up here. I’ve been to Alaska a few times, but never to fish. “Everything I’ve experienced up here, so far, is just so much bigger. Everything is scaled up. Smells different, feels different.…