Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Department, Fisheries and...
Catalogue reference: MAF 336
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MAF 336
Records of the Fisheries Department's laboratories in Lowestoft, Suffolk, principally files of the Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory concerning the monitoring of discharges of radioactive contaminants into sea and fresh water supplies from...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 336
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Department, Fisheries and Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratories, Lowestoft: Registered Files, Research and Radiological Monitoring (FLR Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1954-1988
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records of the Fisheries Department's laboratories in Lowestoft, Suffolk, principally files of the Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory concerning the monitoring of discharges of radioactive contaminants into sea and fresh water supplies from various sites.
Many files begin with re-registered papers, pre-1964, often from the FGB series (MAF 41 and MAF 209)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The series is arranged in former reference order within these accessions: pieces 1-143; 144-185; 186-217; 218-236; 237-297.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Records on possible dangers of nuclear energy for food are in MAF 298
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Some files re-registered to the BLR file series; see
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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)
- FLR file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Division I, Fisheries Laboratories, 1965-1974
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Division I, Fisheries Laboratory, Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratory, 1965-1974
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Research, 1976-1981
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 670 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2004 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
from 1995 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- Some files (particularly 'site files') contain maps and plans, and some include photographs.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- Series began in 1965
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10736/
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, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Department, Fisheries and Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratories, Lowestoft: Registered Files, Research and Radiological Monitoring (FLR Series)