SSPO is the trade association for the salmon farming industry. With 95% of the tonnage of Scottish salmon production in its membership, SSPO represents the industry in political, regulatory and technical issues.
The enhanced trade association for the Scottish salmon farming
industry was created in 2006 following an extensive period of
discussion between the Boards of the then SSPO and Scottish Quality
Salmon, as well as consultation within the industry.
Scottish Salmon Producers' Organisation works in partnership
with a number of Scottish, United Kingdom and European governmental
working groups as well as industry, wild fisheries and other
related bodies to secure a sustainable industry. These include:
Scotland
- Aquaculture Health Joint Working Group, Scottish
Government
- Ministerial Working Group for Aquaculture, Scottish
Government
- Scottish Coastal Forum, Scottish Government
- Food Champions Group, Scottish Government
- Expert Working Group on Aquaculture Siting, Scottish
Government
- Scotland Food & Drink
- Lantra Aquaculture Working Group
- Scottish Aquaculture Reserach Forum (SARF)
- Omega 3 Group
United Kingdom
- Committee on Aquaculture Research and Development, DEFRA
- The Crown Estate Liaison Group
International
- Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture, Brussels
- International Salmon Farmers Assocation (ISFA)
- Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)
Wild fisheries
- Tripartite Working Group (TWG), Scottish Government
- Atlantic Salmon Trust, United Kingdom
- North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organisation (NASCO)