Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements related to ‘The Baltic Sea Region (BSR)’ is wrong?

The Baltic Sea is one of the largest saline water areas in the world
The Baltic Sea maximum depth is 1459 m
The Baltic Sea was formed after the Weichselian Glaciation (about 12,000 years ago)
The Baltic Sea average depth is 55 m
The Neva is the river with be largest catchment area and highest water discharge in the BSR
The Baltic Sea catchment area is about 2,100,000 km²

Question 2

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

Only 2% of EU vessels´ catches are taken outside of EU waters
CFP is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively
Being a minor fishing power, and a relatively small single market for fisheries products in the world, the EU is mainly observer in a number of international organisations
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
The principal aim fisheries management is to ensure high long-term fishing yields for all stocks

Question 3

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

The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
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
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process

Question 4

Which of the following statements related to ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area
The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean
The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region
IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)
The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea
The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘Participation and Stakeholder Engagement’ is false?

Different levels of participation exist, ranging from the provision of information to an active involvement
An early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is considered to be beneficial in order to allow exchange and avoid conflicts
Public participation can be costly, time-consuming, labour-intensive and potentially create new conflicts
Participation is a process in which the concerns, needs and values of the public are incorporated into decision making
An active involvement of stakeholders for all EU environmental policies is required by the Aarhus Convention
Late and unbalanced involvement of stakeholder groups have been identified as major weaknesses in stakeholder engagement within several ICZM case studies

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ‘State of ICZM (in Europe)’ is true?

The EC-Directive on ‘establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning’ of 2014 includes major ICZM elements
To strengthen ICZM, a guided, systematic, stepwise, user-friendly approach is necessary
The problems in our coastal zones are largely solved and the competition for space is successfully addressed by maritime spatial planning
The EU Strategy on ICZM and the subsequent ICZM Recommendations caused a lot of activities all over Europe
During recent years, ICZM largely vanished from the national and European political agenda
Major ideas of ICZM are widely accepted and aspects are included in most recent strategic and policy documents and directives