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Suffolk Record Office
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| Address |
The Library, Clapham Road South, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1DR
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| Title |
Fisheries Laboratory - Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Lowestoft [MAFF]
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| Ref No |
1176/2/2/6/25
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Item
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| Date |
1949-1995
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| Description |
Lowestoft Journal presscutting file with accompanying photographs and papers
Includes presscutting re:
- `job applicaton` by nine-year-old Toby Cole, leads to guided tour of fisheries vessel `Clione` [nd]
- Mr George Atkinson forecasts prosperity for fish producers in coming year, 6 Jan 1949
- scientists at Lowestoft in forefront of fisheries research, using own vessels including Sir Lancelot, 24 Mar 1954
- Fisheries director Mr Godfrey Graham retires with Mr R S Wimpenny succeeding him, 17 Feb 1958
- preparations for the plaice-spawning season underway at MAFF, 20 Jan 1960
- fund raising campaign organised by Lowestoft Lions Club to raise money towards creating a fish-farm in Hong Kong, 14 Jun 1963
- Lowestoft Freedom from Hunger campaign officially launched by mayor of Lowestoft Charles Ramm at soup-bread lunch, 14 Jun 1963
- Lowestoft fish farm plan approved by Hong Kong government, 2 Aug 1963
- Lowestoft vicar the Rev D C Bartle says Hong Kong fish farm scheme an exciting venture, 23 Aug 1963
- American scientist Mr John Marr from US Fishers Bureau in Hawaii states that MAFF's reputation regarded as best in world, 1 May 1964
- Mr R M Chilvers, fisheries research expert leaves for new post in Jinja, ganda, 18 Feb 1966
- catches and stocks of plaice improve after efforts to fish in areas with larger size fish, 27 May 1966
- large expansion of ocean fishing raises danger of over fishing, 10 Jun 1966
- ultrasonic scanning equipment for detecting fish to be given extensive trial onboard fisheries vessel `Clione`, 26 Aug 1966
- three Soviet fisheries scientists visit MAFF on exchange visit, 14 Oct 1966
- pamphlet issued to inform where mackerel migrate to in summer, 16 Jul 1971
- good prospects for North Sea fishing grounds forecast, 22 Oct 1971
- 100's of tagged fish released off coast and anglers rewarded if returned to fisheries laboratory, 10 Mar 1972
- housewifes could have fish grown to order in future forecasts Dr H A Cole, 12 May 1972
- Lowestoft fish merchants reply to concerns over high price of fish, 12 Jan 1973
- fish prices getting back to normal as good fishing weather returns, 12 Jan 1973
- major four-storey and underground carpark development planned, 25 Jan 1974
- Fish lab scientists stage half-day strike in support of their pay claim, 8 Mar 1974
- Mr A J Lee and Mr John Ramster publish new survey into North Sea including a `sea atlas`, 11 Jun 1976
- special security precautions announed for series of public `open days`, 25 Jun 1976
- `centrosyajmnus crepidator` better known as dogfish, may replace cod in the future, 2 Jul 1976
- Benacre may be new site for development of fish farm, 26 Aug 1977
- planning application details announced of fish farm plan, 16 Sep 1977
- claims that experimental fish farm poses `threat` to Heritage Coast, 21 Oct 1977
- Mr D Welch assistant planning officer for Suffolk County Council confirms fish farm project approval, 2 Dec 1977
- Suffolk County Council says it will oppose fish farm proposal at Benacre Ness, 16 Dec 1977
- fish farm at Benacre given permission by Suffolk County Council but under `protest` (see below), 20 Jan 1978
- report to clarify`permission` for fish farm, 3 Feb 1978
- oyster pest, `crepidula fornicata` could serve a useful purpose at fisheries laboratory, 17 Feb 1978
- county council members who object to proposed site chosen for new fish farm visit Benacre Ness, 7 Apr 1978
- proposed fish farm objectors told that site may disappear in 20 years due to coastal erosion, 28 Apr 1978
- Dr Colin Purdom said farm fish is vital at Benacre, 18 Aug 1978
- Mr H W Beales chairman of the Lowestoft Inshore Fishermen's Association anger at herring ban that does not affect other EEC countries, 20 Sep 1978
- Peterborough fish farm helping with research to breed only female fish, 2 Feb 1979
- despite objections the green light for fish farm given after new proposals make more acceptable, 27 Jul 1979
- extension nearing completion which will make research complex biggest in the EEC, 18 Apr 1980
- opening date for `topping out` ceremony of new MAFF extension announced, 23 May 1980
- Arthur Lee, director of fisheries research `tops out` new extension, 30 May 1980
- Arthur Lee says that Lowestoft will have largest research complex in the EEC, 1981
- Icelandic fisheries minister Mr Steingrimur Hermannsson visits MAFF on whistle-stop tour of UK fishing establishments, 15 May 1981
- The Duke of Kent to visit on May 26th to open new office extension, 16 Apr 1982
- The Duke of Kent visits Lowestoft to open extension to the fisheries laboratory and other venues, 28 May 1982
- crew members shocked as redundancies announced and the fisheries vessel `Corella` laid up and perhaps sold off, 7 Jan 1983
- new £7 million contract signed for new fisheries research vessel, to be built at Troon, Scotland by by Ferguson-Ailsa yard, 15 Feb 1984
- freak surge of chlorine kills over 100,000 trout that were being genetically engineered, 16 Mar 1984
- lake filled with sterile `supertrout` which grow larger than normal fish, 16 Mar 1984
- research into fish farming techniques to be phased our announced Professor Alan Preston at seminar in Birmingham, 1 Jun 1984
- request for new research vessel to replace aging `Clione`, 27 Jul 1984
- fisheries research ship Cirolana to move to Lowestoft port from Grimsby in cost-cutting exercise, 10 Aug 1984
- research vessel Corella to be laid up until replacement vessel is completed, 14 Jan 1985
- four-man team from Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Laboratory come first in local quiz, 22 Nov 1985
- Professor A D McIntyre appointed as new coordinator for fisheries research, 17 Jan 1986
- scientists monitor radioactive pollution from the Chernobyl disaster, 9 May 1986
- Fisheries minister, John Selwyn Gummer visits Fisheries Laboratory to look at research analysing the Chernobyl nuclear incident, 20 Jun 1986
- a workman drilled through live power cable just 300mm below surface and put workshops out of action for 24 hours, 18 Jul 1986
- Mr Alan Preston director of MAFF says they are not part of immediate investigations into the Chernobyl accident, 14 Nov 1986
- advert for sale by open tender of research vessel `Clione`, LT 421, 30 Jan 1987
- 26-year-old research vessel `Clione` up for sale as new replacement `Corystes` in last stages of sea trials, 6 Feb 1987
- quiz team complete hat-trick of wins on Radio Norfolk quiz show, 11 Dec 1987
- painting of MAFF ship `Corystes` presented by Gail Joping, 5 Aug 1988
- new reseach vessel `Corystes` working very successfully says Captain Kay, 30 Sep 1988
- the role of crews of the Royal Navy Fisheries Protection Squadron, 7 Apr 1989
- new fisheries vessel Corystes holed while tied up in port, 7 Apr 1989
- visitors at open days to be shown numerous research projects, 21 Apr 1989
- report shows concerns over cod quotas and fish stocks goes back over 100 years, 21 Apr 1989
- large number of people visit MAFF on their last open day, including Waveney Council chairman Mrs Betty Pointon, 19 May 1989
- warning as `lesser weever`'s which can inject a painful poison reported in inshore waters, 23 Jun 1989
- new study into fish movements using new tagging process, 8 Sep 1989
- resident Peter Ellis complains about piling work on nearby quay for MAFF, 29 Sep 1989
- need to protect fish stocks recognised, 3 Nov 1989
- Dr Debbie Power explains her work studying the growth of fish, 12 Jan 1990
- crews of Cirolana and Corystres walkout after long-running dispute comes to a head, 2 Feb 1990
- crewmen on reseach vessel Cirolana stage 24-hour stoppage in attempt to get more shore leave, 4 May 1990
- ten-year dispute into shore leave leads to another 24 hour strike by research vessel staff, 11 May 1990
- more information and research needed on long-term effects of pollution posed by oil and gas platforms in North Sea, 31 Aug 1990
- scientists prove that salmon have magnetic particles in its body acting as a compass, which help it navigate to its feeding grounds, 24 Aug 1990
- MAFF mentioned in new annual report by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), 28 Dec 1990
- Dr Julian Metcalfe releasing tagged fish, 17 May 1991
- MAFF plays leading role in shaping UK's fishing policies says director Dr David Garrod, 17 May 1991
- unoffiicial strike action prevents fisheries research vessel Cirolana leaving port for survey work, 24 Apr 1992
- Cirolana sets sail after unofficial strike ends, 1 May 1992
- shellfish research programme launched to find out about life of the brown crab, 8 May 1992
- Lowestoft-based research vessel visits the Kara Sea to monitor radioactive waste dump, 5 Jun 1992
- a look-back at over 90 years of fisheries research in Lowestoft, 11 Dec 1992
- six scientists prepare for three-week cruise on the Cirolana to collect vital data, 22 Jan 1993
- fishermen paid £25 to return 100 fish that have been electronically tagged, 24 Sep 1993
- new fish tags built by Newmarket-based Graseby Microsystems, working very succesfully, 18 Jan 1994
- odour and a fish's sense of smell investigated in research, 15 Apr 1994
- diggers install a set of wells under Pakefield beach for use by MAFF scientists, 21 Oct 1994
- research vessel put to sea after staging one-day unofficial strike, 13 Jan 1995
- new ground-breaking research could lead to commercial `ranching` of lobsters, 23 Jun 1995
Includes photograph of:
- Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory as seen from Pakefield Road, nd [1978]
Picture Reference: LT 2601- 12
- building work in progres on the extension to the Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory, nd [1980]
Picture Reference: LT 3225 - 4
- building work in progress on the extension to the Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory
Eastern Counties Newspapers Limited
Photographer: Lovett
Stamped: 20 May 1980
Typed date: 14 May
Picture Reference: LT 3089 - 4
- the completed extension to the Lowestoft Fisheries Laboratory
Handwritten date: 18 Nov 1981
Picture Reference: LT 3675 - 12
- entrance to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Lowestoft
Stamped: 1 Jun 1984
Handwritten date: 1984
- John Peach, managing director of Ferson-Ailsa, Mike Beckwith, MADD budget officer and Alan Preston, director of Fisheries Research at Lowestoft signing a contract for a new fisheries research vessel
Stamped: 15 Feb 1987
- Corystes, fisheries research ship moored in Lowestoft harbour - seen from the bow
Stamped: 8 Apr 1988 & 21 Apr 1989
- Bob Turner, scientific officer, studying the feeding behaviour of dabs
Stamped: 17 May 1991
- Brenda Thompson measuring crabs part of a study on shellfish
Stamped: 8 May 1992
(colour photograph)
- man measuring a crab part of a study on shellfish
Stamped: 8 May 1992
(colour photograph)
- deploying the MAFF seabed lander off Sellafield from the stern of the research vessel Corystes
Stamped: 11 Dec 1992
- David Swift handling a lobster in the radio-ecological tank room
Stamped: 11 Dec 1992
- Fisheries Laboratory staff in 1906 led by Professor Garstang
Stamped: 11 Dec 1992
- Trevor Storeton-West, head of instrument research and design with a fish tag
Stamped: 18 Feb 1994
(colour photograph)
- Julian Metcalfe with a plaice and one of the fish tags
Stamped: 18 Feb 1994
(colour photograph)
- plaice awaiting tagging
Photographer: C G [Chris Gorman]
Stamped: 18 Feb 1994
Handwritten date: 11 Feb 1994
(colour photograph)
- Michael Jack, fisheries minister, holding a lobter watched by Dvavid Garrod, director of the fish laboratory
Stamped: 15 Apr 1994
(colour photograph)
- mechanical digger owned by Green and Son working on Pakefield beach
Stamped: 21 Oct 1994
Also includes:
- brief history of the fisheries laboratory by Michael Graham, Apr 1953
- Trawling Times, Number 15, Sep 1960
explosion onboard the Hull trawler St Hubert - sunk 120 miles off Kirkenes on the north Norwegian coast
work at the Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft
- brief history of the fisheries laboratory, 1 Sep 1961
- East Anglian autumn herring fishery statistics comparing the 1961 and 1962 seasons, 11 Jan 1963
- extract from Fishing News re Corystes the 1st new research vessel to be built by the fisheries ministry for 18 years, 13 May 1988
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| Access Status |
Open
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117 items
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