Lake Malawi National Park (Cape Maclear / Nankumba Peninsula and surrounding waters)

World's first freshwater national park (designated 1980; UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1984), created specifically to protect fish and aquatic habitats. Resident cichlid fish are protected and most of the park's aquatic zone is closed to fishing; only limited traditional seine fishing for migratory species is permitted in zoned areas. Illegal fishing in the aquatic zone is a recognised management concern. Spearfishing is not permitted in the protected aquatic zone.