Use of Invasive Water Hyacinth as Fish Aggregation Devices Complicates Fisheries Management in Tropical Aquatic Ecosystems

Key Points

• The research investigates the effects of invasive water hyacinth on fisheries management and human livelihoods in tropical ecosystems.
• Synthesis of ecological and social dimensions regarding water hyacinth.
• Analysis of policy impacts related to invasive species and fisheries management.
• Case studies illustrating socio-ecological interactions.
• Invasive water hyacinth creates socio-ecological traps that affect local communities.
• Challenges arise in managing fisheries due to the presence of this invasive species.
• Broader ecological consequences are linked to human interactions with water hyacinth.