Online Test

This type of multiple choice test will be used in the exam! However, the 'Online Test' does not cover all possible questions! 65% correct answers are needed to pass the test!

Question 1

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)
Ensure pro-active public information/consultation
Evaluate the need for additional data requirements
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented
Obtain legal permits and validate decision

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true? ‘CATWOE analysis’ can be used…

For solving conflicts between stakeholder groups
To gain a broader understanding of a problem
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem
To map stakeholders that might be affected by an issue
For business problems
To model socio-ecological systems

Question 3

For what purpose can the ‘DPSIR/DAPSI(W)RM Framework’ be applied within coastal and marine management?

As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To map stakeholders
To guide stakeholder discussion systematically
To review coastal and marine management plans
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To calculate cumulative impacts of coastal and marine activities

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)’ is wrong?

CFP goal is to foster a dynamic fishing industry and ensure a fair standard of living for fishing communities
The CFP aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable and that they provide a source of healthy food
In the EU, aquaculture accounts for about 20% of fish production and directly employs about 85,000 people
CFP is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively
The CFP points out the importance of fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment
Only 2% of EU vessels´ catches are taken outside of EU waters

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea – State, Trends & Challenges’ is correct?

Three out of nine assessed commercial fish stocks are in good status with respect to both biomass and fishing mortality rates
97 % of the Baltic Sea area is affected by eutrophication and 12 % is assessed as being in the worst status category
In 2009, about 13 wind farms existed in the Baltic Sea. Until 2030 the number could increase to 67 offshore wind farms
In 1992, HELCOM listed 162 major pollution hot spots in the Baltic Sea Region. In 2019, 19 industrial hot spots and 23 municipal or combined municipal and industrial sites still existed
The assessment of fish from a biodiversity perspective indicates good status in about half of the assessed coastal areas
The number of beach litter items ranges from around 50 on reference beaches to up to 300 on urban beaches, per 100 metres of beach