Pollution Harming Ghana's Lagoons
Ghana has more than 90 lagoons along the 550 kilometre stretch of the country’s coastline. The longest and largest of Ghana’s lagoons is the Keta Lagoon which is 126.13 km in length. Lagoons play the vital environmental role of supporting a balance in the ecology, as the water bodies are home to many forms of aquatic life, and their vicinities home to many kinds of birds, plants and animals. Just as importantly, lagoons are a source of livelihood for coastal fishing communities. Unfortunately most of Ghana’s lagoons are fast dying: The Chemu lagoon used to be a major source of livelihood for people in the lagoon area before the lands were acquired by the government through a legislative instrument in 1951, for the building of the city of Tema and the Tema Harbour. The people of Tema used to harvest tilapia, crabs, shrimps and fish from the Lagoon. Boating was a popular sport on the lagoon. Today, the lagoon is choked with human waste and effluence from the industries.
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