The presence of Salvinia spp is forcing fish, such as Nile perch, to migrate to deeper waters, making them harder to catch.

“Cyno- bacteria microbes harm Lake Victoria’s ecosystem and ... algae obstructs sunlight reaching aquatic lives thus hindering aquatic plants’ food making process while choking fungi ...

This results in excessive growth of algae and aquatic plants. This danger is likely to increase with global warming because warm temperatures promote algal blooms. Our data provides a foundation for ...

Known to science as cyanoHABs (cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms), the scums are harmful to livestock, wildlife, pets, people and aquatic organisms like fish. Toxins make untreated water unsafe ...