Series
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 209
What's it about?
MAF 209
Records of the various divisions of the Fisheries Department which refer to all aspects of policy formulation, legislation and administrative matters covering sea and river fishing, whaling, fish farming and shellfishing.The series includes files...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MAF 209
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Department: Registered Files, Fisheries, General (FGB Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
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1837-1991
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the various divisions of the Fisheries Department which refer to all aspects of policy formulation, legislation and administrative matters covering sea and river fishing, whaling, fish farming and shellfishing.
The series includes files on the department's relations with the International Whaling Commission, the Atlantic fisheries commissions, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, the European Economic Community, sea fisheries committees, the White Fish Authority, and river conservancies, boards and authorities. Subjects covered include marine, river and lake pollution, sea fishing limits and territorial waters, fish stock levels, fish diseases, research vessels and stations, and port, dock and harbour improvements and on fishery matters in Wales.
Some earlier files have been re-registered into the FGB series.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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FGB files may also be found in:
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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FGB file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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3357 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food , from 1977
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
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1940
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The White Fish Authority, established in 1951, has wide executive powers to use its finances to undertake certain commercial activities and to assist those engaged in the fishing industry; to prepare schemes for the industry; and to provide loans for the purchase of vessels, gear and processing plant and grants for the purchase of certain types of vessel. It is assisted by a White Fish Industry Advisory Council.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10609/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: MAF
Records created or inherited by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Departments,...
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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Department: Registered Files, Fisheries, General (FGB Series)