Ecosystem-based management allows for diverse societal use of fish stocks including all of the following except ________.

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Ecosystem-based management considers the entire ecosystem, including humans, and seeks to balance the use of resources with the conservation of the ecosystem. Heavy metals, PCBs, excess nutrients, and chlorinated compounds are all pollutants that can harm the ecosystem and are not considered to be diverse societal uses of fish stocks.

Ecosystem-Based Management Allows for Diverse Societal Use of Fish Stocks