Cempaka Maritime, Marine and Fisheries: EU ministers agree on a ban of large-scale discard of fish species

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

“2011 and Beyond” - What you are seeing, and why - Jan 16, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.

They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

(Live Kryon Channelings was given 7 times within the United Nations building.)

Kryon Q&A

Question: Dear Kryon: I live in Spain. I am sorry if I will ask you a question you might have already answered, but the translations of your books are very slow and I might not have gathered all information you have already given. I am quite concerned about abandoned animals. It seems that many people buy animals for their children and as soon as they grow, they set them out somewhere. Recently I had the occasion to see a small kitten in the middle of the street. I did not immediately react, since I could have stopped and taken it, without getting out of the car. So, I went on and at the first occasion I could turn, I went back to see if I could take the kitten, but it was to late, somebody had already killed it. This happened some month ago, but I still feel very sorry for that kitten. I just would like to know, what kind of entity are these animals and how does this fit in our world. Are these entities which choose this kind of life, like we do choose our kind of Human life? I see so many abandoned animals and every time I see one, my heart aches... I would like to know more about them.

Answer: Dear one, indeed the answer has been given, but let us give it again so you all understand. Animals are here on earth for three (3) reasons.

(1) The balance of biological life. . . the circle of energy that is needed for you to exist in what you call "nature."

(2) To be harvested. Yes, it's true. Many exist for your sustenance, and this is appropriate. It is a harmony between Human and animal, and always has. Remember the buffalo that willingly came into the indigenous tribes to be sacrificed when called? These are stories that you should examine again. The inappropriateness of today's culture is how these precious creatures are treated. Did you know that if there was an honoring ceremony at their death, they would nourish you better? Did you know that there is ceremony that could benefit all of humanity in this way. Perhaps it's time you saw it.

(3) To be loved and to love. For many cultures, animals serve as surrogate children, loved and taken care of. It gives Humans a chance to show compassion when they need it, and to have unconditional love when they need it. This is extremely important to many, and provides balance and centering for many.

Do animals know all this? At a basic level, they do. Not in the way you "know," but in a cellular awareness they understand that they are here in service to planet earth. If you honor them in all three instances, then balance will be the result. Your feelings about their treatment is important. Temper your reactions with the spiritual logic of their appropriateness and their service to humanity. Honor them in all three cases.

China calls for peaceful settlement of maritime disputes

Thursday, February 28, 2013

EU ministers agree on a ban of large-scale discard of fish species

Deutsche Welle, 27 February 2013

EU Ministers have agreed on a plan to combat overfishing by limiting the amount of fish that is discarded into the sea. But critics argue the deal is not good enough.

Under EU regulation, European fishermen must comply with quotas that limit them to a certain species of fish and an overall amount.

Superfluous fish are then thrown overboard, most of them die. The practice has long been condemned as wasteful and harmful to the environment.

After 21 hours of negotiations EU ministers on Wednesday morning agreed on a timetable to phase out this practice of "discard."

UK Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney, who is the president of the European Council of Fisheries Ministers and chaired the agriculture ministers' meeting, described the outcome as "a very good result."

"It was on a knife's edge right until the end on whether there would be any agreement at all," German Agriculture Minister Ilse Aigner said after the meeting.

EU trawlers fish mainly for cod, haddock and herring, but the problem of overfishing for most fish species has long been recognized as severe.

The EU Commission estimates that 23 percent of all fish caught by EU vessels are discarded. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) warned that the northeast Atlantic has the highest discard level in the world, estimated at 1.3 million tonnes, the majority of which is attributed to EU fisheries.

EU ministers agreed that by-catch of unwanted species and juvenile fish could not be eliminated completely and a certain amount must still be allowed.

The proposed ban would be implemented gradually over the course of five years. Starting in January 2014 seven percent of unwanted fish may be thrown back into the sea as the ban is implemented gradually in European waters through 2019.

Sweden was the only country to refuse endorsing the compromise on Wednesday morning in protest to the slow introduction of the ban.

EU Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki said she wanted to provide EU money to fishermen to help them with the investments into better fishing gear such as nets that would prevent the fishing of small, young fish.

She described this as a concrete step towads the rebuilding of fish stocks and support for the coastal communities which are dependant on fishing.

The plans for the ban are now to be debated in the European Parliament, which must approve the new policy. Several lawmakers pushed for reform and could now demand greater changes.

rg/kms (dpa, AFP)