The following organizations have observer status to NASCO:

          Non-Goverment Organizations

American Fisheries Society

Association of Icelandic Angling Clubs

Association Internationale de Défense du Saumon Atlantique

Association of  Salmon Fishery Boards

Atlantic Salmon Federation, Canada

Atlantic Salmon Federation, USA

Atlantic Salmon Trust

Coomhola Salmon Trust Ltd

European Anglers Alliance

Federation of Irish Salmon and Sea-Trout Anglers

Fédération Québécoise pour le Saumon Atlantique

Finnish Sport Fishermens Association

Icelandic Federation of River Owners

Institute of Fisheries Management

International Friends of Wild Salmon

National Anglers Representative Association

Norges Bondelag (Norwegian Farmers Union)

Norges Jeger og Fiskerforbund (Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers)

Norske Lakseelver (Norwegian Salmon Rivers)

Salmon Net Fishing Association of Scotland

Salmon and Trout Association          

Sami Parlamenta

Scottish Anglers National Association 

Ulster Angling Federation Limited

World Wide Fund for Nature (Norway)

          Inter-Goverment Organizations

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission