During the general assembly of Interatun, held this week in the city of Vigo, in Galicia, Spain, where a considerable number of tuna fishing and processing companies are based, it was announced that due to “differences in opinionâ€, the National Association of Tuna Freezer Vessels and the Organization of Frozen Tuna Producers (Anabac-Optuc) are no longer part of their group. Interatun represents around 75 per cent of the stakeholders within the Spanish tuna industry
Despite losing six fishing companies, which boasted 21 tuna vessels, Vieites believes that this dissociation will not affect the activities of Interatun.