Abstract: An oceanic fishing system on a ship having a main propulsion system and an auxiliary bow thrustor providing forward as well as lateral thrust. The ship was a stern working deck with a net deploying and retrieving drum disposed on the working deck and positioned to transfer a purse-seine net over the stern of the ship. Overhead booms attach and selectively move a free and of the purse-seine net relative to the stern. A brailing crane is disposed on the stern working deck with an extensible arm over the stern to brail fish from the net. And on-board fish handling system receives fish from the brailing crane and transports them for processing and on-board storage.