Capture Fisheries

Build Your Career in International Capture Fisheries

Working aboard a fishing vessel requires more than physical endurance. It demands discipline, teamwork, practical seamanship, awareness of maritime safety, and the ability to adapt to demanding working conditions at sea.

The capture fisheries industry encompasses different fishing methods, vessel operations, equipment, and crew responsibilities. Understanding these differences helps prospective seafarers identify the type of work that best matches their experience and professional capabilities.

Through its official registration process, PT Anugerah Bahari Pasifik provides a pathway for candidates to express interest in relevant maritime recruitment programs, subject to actual employer demand, applicable requirements, and selection procedures.

Capture Fisheries

About this sector

Capture fisheries is sea-based work focused on locating, catching, handling, and preserving wild fish and other permitted marine catches. Vessel type and fishing method shape the daily operation.

Crew may work on an exposed, moving deck in changing weather, around lines, nets, hooks, winches, and processing equipment. Duties commonly include preparing gear, supporting fishing operations, handling catches, cleaning, maintenance, and safety routines.

Occupations can include deck crew, fishing crew, boatswain, engine-room crew, cook, or other vessel-specific positions, depending on the vessel and employer.

Why consider this career

Develop practical seamanship and vessel-specific fishing skills.

Build experience in disciplined, safety-conscious international operations where applicable.

Strengthen teamwork, equipment handling, catch-care, and professional responsibility for future maritime work.

Typical roles

These are realistic occupation examples. They are not a list of currently open vacancies through ABP.

Fishing vessel deck crew
Fishing operations crew
Boatswain or deck supervisor
Engine-room crew
Vessel cook

Fishing Vessel Types & Specializations

Fishing operations differ by vessel, fishing method, equipment, target catch, and operating area. These profiles explain common specializations; they do not represent active vacancies.

Longline Vessel — Kapal Rawai

Longline fishing vessels use a main fishing line equipped with multiple branch lines and baited hooks to target species such as tuna and other commercially valuable fish, depending on the fishery.

Crew responsibilities may include preparing bait and hooks, setting and hauling fishing lines, handling catches, maintaining equipment, and following onboard safety procedures.

Relevant skills include line handling, teamwork, deck safety, catch handling, and experience with fishing operations.

Work takes place on an active deck around hooks, lines, hauling equipment, and catch-handling areas, with weather and sea conditions affecting operations.

Purse Seine Vessel — Kapal Pukat Cincin

Purse seine vessels use large surrounding nets to encircle schools of fish. The lower section of the net is then closed to retain the catch.

Crew members may assist with net deployment and retrieval, ropes, winches, power blocks, deck organization, and catch handling.

This operation requires strong coordination, equipment awareness, and disciplined teamwork.

Operations involve coordinated work around large nets, ropes, powered deck equipment, and substantial catch-handling activity.

Tongbal (통발) Korean Trap Fishing Vessel — Kapal Tongbal (통발)

Tongbal (통발) refers to trap-based fishing methods used in Korean fisheries. Depending on the fishery and operating area, traps may be used for species such as octopus, crabs, or other suitable marine catches.

Typical duties may include preparing bait, arranging traps, setting and retrieving fishing gear, sorting catches, cleaning equipment, and maintaining safe deck operations.

Experience in trap handling, repetitive deck operations, equipment maintenance, and teamwork can be relevant.

The work may involve repeated manual gear cycles on deck, changing weather, wet surfaces, and careful organization of traps and lines.

Trawl Vessel — Kapal Pukat Hela

Trawl vessels use fishing nets that are towed through the water or along the seabed, depending on the fishing method and applicable regulations.

Crew responsibilities may include preparing and retrieving trawl gear, operating or assisting with winches, handling ropes and nets, sorting catches, and maintaining safety around heavy machinery.

Knowledge of deck hazards, machinery safety, and coordinated operations is particularly important.

Deck work occurs near towing gear, nets, cables, winches, and heavy machinery where clear communication and controlled movement are essential.

Squid Jigging Vessel — Kapal Penangkap Cumi

Squid jigging vessels use specialized jigs and fishing equipment to catch squid. Some operations use powerful fishing lights and automated jigging machines.

Crew duties may include operating jigging equipment, monitoring fishing lines, sorting catches, handling chilled or frozen products, and maintaining equipment.

Relevant experience includes equipment handling, catch preservation, and safe work during night operations where applicable.

Operations may take place at night around bright fishing lights, moving jigging equipment, wet decks, and chilled or frozen catch areas.

Gillnet Vessel — Kapal Jaring Insang

Gillnet vessels use specially designed fishing nets to catch target fish species.

Crew members may assist with setting and hauling nets, removing catches, organizing fishing gear, maintaining nets, and preserving catch quality.

Relevant skills include careful net handling, deck safety, teamwork, and catch processing.

The work calls for careful, repetitive net handling on deck while controlling entanglement risks and maintaining catch quality.

General registration requirements

Final eligibility depends on the position, employer, destination, applicable law, and the requirements of an approved recruitment program.

Identity and documentation

Valid identity documents.
Passport, where required.
Seafarer’s Book, where applicable.

Health and fitness

Medical fitness documents as required.
Physical and medical suitability for the vessel position.

Education and skills

Ability to understand operational and safety instructions.
Relevant maritime training or certificates according to position and destination.

Experience and certifications

Evidence of previous vessel experience, if available.
Relevant experience according to vessel type.
Ability to work safely, follow onboard procedures, and demonstrate teamwork and discipline.

Employer and country-specific requirements

Additional documents, training, or certificates may be required by the vessel position, flag state, employer, destination, and applicable regulations; no certificate listed here is universally mandatory.

Before you register

Check that identity and available seafarer documents are valid and legible.
Prepare an accurate record of vessels, positions, dates, and fishing methods previously worked.
Collect available training, medical, and experience evidence without claiming credentials you do not hold.
Identify your previous specialization: Longline, Purse Seine, Tongbal, Trawl, Squid Jigging, Gillnet, Other, or No previous fishing vessel experience.
Review deck safety, teamwork, and the demands of extended work at sea before registering.

ABP Manpower

Register your interest

Use ABP’s official registration system to submit your profile and interest for relevant recruitment programs.

Important information

These vessel profiles are educational examples, not active vacancies. Final eligibility depends on the vessel position, flag state, employer, destination, applicable regulations, medical suitability, and an approved recruitment program. Registration does not guarantee selection or placement.