As summer's end approaches, Shawn claws his way closer to the top of the gold count; Emily leaves her unpredictable father to tend to the Eroica; Kris works his new partnership in pursuit of a brighter future.
Each season of the show follows a different group of dredgers, those who search for gold in shallow waters, at the bottom of the sea or even ocean. They often collect paydirt, ground from the seabed that contains some precious ore.