Credit:Patrick Appenteng (Ghana)

Aquatic weeds which pose a lot of threat to the natural ecosystem of most water resources can never be overlooked; most of which are invasive. Apart from the fact that it hinders the optimum growth of target fishes, it also obstructs navigation, among many others.The insert shows water lily taking a toll on the Kpong stretch of the Volta river in the Lower Manya Krobo District of Ghana.