How to become a coastal water or Deep sea fishery worker
Official title: Coastal waters/Deep sea fishery worker
Also called: Coastal waters fisherman, Coastal waters fishery worker, Deep sea fisherman, Deep sea fishery worker, Inland and coastal waters fisherman, Kelong fisherman, Trawler crewman, Tuna boat crewman, Whaler crewman, Kelong fisherman, Trawler crewman
Coastal waters/Deep sea fishery worker, alone, or either as skipper or member of fishing crews, catches fish or gathers other forms of aquatic life in deep sea, inland or coastal waters for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organisations or at markets.
Main tasks
- Preparing and repairing nets and other fishing gear and equipment
- Selecting area for fishing, plotting courses and computing navigational positions using compass, charts and other aids
- Commanding and operating fishing vessels to, from and at fishing grounds
- Steering vessels and operating navigational instruments and electronic fishing aids
- Baiting, setting, operating and hauling in fishing gear by hand or using hoisting equipment
- Gathering various forms of aquatic life from shores and shallow waters
- Maintaining engine fishing gear and other on-board equipment
- Keeping records of transactions, fishing activities, weather and sea conditions on ship’s log and estimating costs and budgets
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Will AI change the work of a coastal water or Deep sea fishery worker?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026