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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...

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MAF 336

Title
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Fisheries Department, Fisheries and Fisheries Radiobiological Laboratories, Lowestoft: Registered Files, Research and Radiological Monitoring (FLR Series)
Date

1954-1988

Description

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)

Arrangement
Arrangement

The series is arranged in former reference order within these accessions: pieces 1-143; 144-185; 186-217; 218-236; 237-297.

Related material

Records on possible dangers of nuclear energy for food are in MAF 298

Separated material

Some files re-registered to the BLR file series; see

MAF 342

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

FLR file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • 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
Physical description

670 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2004 Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

from 1995 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

Physical condition

Some files (particularly 'site files') contain maps and plans, and some include photographs.

Accumulation dates

Series began in 1965

Accruals

Series is accruing

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10736/

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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)