David Bassett

Involved with EATiP since the platform formation in 2008, David assumed the role of General Secretary at the start of 2021 and is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic coordination of this European wide multi actor aquaculture European Technology Platform.

Working in the aquaculture sector since 2005, David spent a decade as the General Secretary of a UK producers association and through this became active in EU funded Framework Programme projects on behalf of both EATiP and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP).

He currently chairs the Research Focus Group of the Aquaculture Advisory Council (AAC), in addition to working as an expert for the delivery of the DG MARE / CINEA funded Aquaculture Assistance Mechanism and project partner in the Horizon Europe - Mission Ocean funded OLAMUR project.  He sits on numerous European Partnership & project advisory boards as well as the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research Fish Committee (SCAR-Fish).

Among previous roles, David served as a director of the Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum, acted as Director & Company Secretary for an independent industry led quality standard/certification scheme, has sat on the Technical Advisory Group of the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC TAG) and has been invited as a guest lecturer at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling (UK).