Europe: Plan to save tuna During a meeting on June 11th. 2007, European Fisheries and Agriculture ministers adopted a plan aimed at saving bluefin tuna, which has become a victim of its success and, thus threatened to be an endangered species as a result of excessive fishing. The 15-year plan will help restore bluefin tuna live stocks in the Mediterranean sea. This proceeding is part of a broader global effort to protect tuna, as agreed upon in January in Japan by key fishing countries. The main measures taken by the EU consist of reducing fishing quotas of its Member States by 10%, limiting the fishing time spent by fishermen at sea to six months per year, and increasing the minimum size of fish allowed to be caught from 10 kilos (22 pounds) to 30 kilos, which will enable tuna to reproduce.