Fisheries Conservation and Management (Close Season for Lake Chilwa and Mpoto Lagoon) Notice (Cap. 66:05)
Made 2003 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
- Country
- Malawi
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- inland fisheries, fishery management and conservation, seasons, fishing gear/fishing method, offences/penalties
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K1,000.00basic feeUsipa lift net K3,000.00 per unitAquarist licence K50,000.00 per enterpriseFish farm licence K100.00 farm pond > 2 ha FISHERIES CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (CLOSE SEASON FOR LAKE CHILWA AND MPOTO LAGOON) under s. 37 G.N. 9/2003 reg. 37 1. Citation This Notice may be cited as the Fisheries Conservation and Management (Close Season for Lake Chilwa and Mpoto Lagoon) Notice. 2. Prohibition of fishing No person shall, whether by himself, his agents or his servants, fish for any species of fish— (a) in Lake Chilwa or Mpoto Laboon between 1st December and 31st March; and (b) in Domasi River, Likangala River, Mnombo River and Sombani River between 1st May and 31st December. 3. Erection of weirs No weir shall be erected across any river mentioned in paragraph 2 (b) between 1st December and 31st March.