Cempaka Maritime, Marine and Fisheries: Taitung bans harvesting of juvenile giant clams

"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

Monday, May 5, 2014

Taitung bans harvesting of juvenile giant clams

Want China Times, CNA 2014-05-05

A giant clam. (File photo/China Times)

Taitung county in eastern Taiwan has banned the harvesting of giant clams measuring 15 centimeters and smaller in the waters off Green island, listing the mollusk as a protected species.

The ban also prohibits harvesting giant clams of any size from the areas around Caikou, Shilang and Guiwan in the island township, one of Taiwan's most popular destinations for leisure diving activities.

Violators will face a fine ranging from NT$30,000 to NT$150,000 (US$1,000-US$5,000).

Giant clams, dubbed "the beautiful flowers of the sea" by locals for their colorful outer mantles, are the world's largest bivalve mollusk. Their characteristic vivid colors come from the symbiotic algae that grow on their tissue.

The largest ever found in the corals around Green Island measured 150 centimeters in length. But local fishermen and diving instructors have noticed a sharp decline in the number of large giant clams.

One local diver recalled that there were visible signs of giant clams as big as 30-cm long in shallow waters as recently as three or four years ago. Now, he says, he has to dive 20 meters down to find any bigger than 15 cm.

"The only ones left are 'children' less than 15-cm long," the diver said, lamenting the fact that government did not impose a ban earlier.

Giant clams in the wild grow by just 3-4 cm a year, a county official said. "It would take more than 30 years (for a giant clam) to grow to 150 centimeters long."

The government blames the reduction in population on over-harvesting by tourist divers and some locals looking to collect the colorful shells.

In addition to the newly introduced ban, the county has teamed up with the Fisheries Research Institute under the Council of Agriculture to develop a conservation plan aimed at replenishing the giant clam population.

They are also drawing up plans to set up a giant clam-centered marine biology education platform to turn Green island into a top spot for ecology education, the government said.