Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Registered Files; Salmon, Freshwater Fish and Whaling Division (DWW series)

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Details of MAF 640
Reference: MAF 640
Title: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Registered Files; Salmon, Freshwater Fish and Whaling Division (DWW series)
Description:

This series covers the drafting of legislation and Ministerial submissions on the Fish Health Regulations 1992 and associated amendments.
Date: 1992-1997
Related material:

The main series for the Fisheries Divisions is: MAF 209
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: DWW
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 2001-

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Fisheries Division II, 1957-2001

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Salmon, Whaling and Inland Fisheries Division, 1991-1997
Physical description: 8 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2014 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Accumulation dates: 1991 to 2006
Accruals: Series is accruing.
Administrative / biographical background:

Principal legislation to support the various Fisheries Divisions are the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903, Sea Fisheries Act 1962, and the Sea Fish Industry Act 1970.

Until 1960 the United Kingdom had a sizeable Whaling Industry, which was jointly supervised by the Department and the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland. The Department continues to liaise with the International Whaling Commission. In 1976 there was a re-organisation of the divisional structure. Responsibility for whales passed to Division III, and by 1983 Division IV had responsibility for salmon and freshwater fisheries.

The number of Divisions was reduced to three in 1985 with Division II carrying responsibility for salmon and freshwater fishing. In 1991 the number of Divisions was again expanded to four with responsibility for salmon, inland fisheries and whaling together with liaison with the National Rivers Authority (later the Environment Agency) passing to a new Salmon, Whaling and Inland Fisheries Division in the Environment Policy Department. Responsibility was transferred back to Division II in 1997.

Responsibility now rests with the DEFRA Migratory and Freshwater Fisheries Programme.

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