The report by James Withers, former chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink, makes 15 recommendations to help reach targets for economic transformation.
Salmon Scotland has welcomed the findings and urged the Scottish Government to embrace reform.
Scottish salmon farms directly employ 2,500 people and support more than 3,600 suppliers, with a further 10,000 jobs dependent on the sector.
The sector adds £760million-a-year to the country's economy (GVA), and Scottish salmon is the UK's biggest food export.
Tavish Scott, chief executive of Salmon Scotland, said:
"The salmon sector, Scotland's leading food export, welcomes this well-argued case for change on skills businesses need.
"Our sector is responsible for creating thousands of high-paid, skilled, and rewarding jobs right across the country.
"We want to help the next generation of young people and are a leading provider of modern apprenticeships and other training opportunities.
"But the current approach does not work as effectively as it should.
"We hope the Government will embrace the recommendations, take the views of business and growth sectors such as ours, and move to implementation."