Orkney Fish Producers Organisation Ltd was formed in 2000 to look after the interests initially of local white fish vessels - at the time there were 8 vessels of which 7 were Orkney members. The PO is registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act of 1965 and its registered office is 4 Ferry Terminal Building, Kirkwall Pier, Kirkwall KW15 1HU.
At present the PO has 13 members of which 10 are resident in Orkney and the vessels in membership fish for whitefish, nephrops, crab and lobsters. The PO also is involved in holding Community Quotas on behalf of local authorities. Member vessels land product in Aberdeen, Peterhead, Scrabster, Lerwick, Ullapool and Mallaig.