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

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 review coastal and marine management plans
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To map stakeholders
To assess progress towards sustainability

Question 2

Which of the following statements about Sustainable Development and Agenda 21 is true?

The regional Baltic 2030 Action Plan wants to realize a common vision of sustainable development in the Baltic
The Agenda 21 addresses the pressing problems of today and also aims at preparing the world for the challenges of the next century
One sustainable development goal is that states should conserve at least 40 per cent of their coastal and marine areas
The Agenda 21 reflects a global consensus and political commitment but does not include concrete management-related activities
Chapter 17 of the Agenda 21 addresses integrated management and sustainable development of coastal areas, including exclusive economic zones
The follow-up ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ was not signed because of differences of opinion and a lack of political commitment

Question 3

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
Only 2% of EU vessels´ catches are taken outside of EU waters
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 is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively
In the EU, aquaculture accounts for about 20% of fish production and directly employs about 85,000 people
The CFP points out the importance of fisheries conservation measures for the protection of the marine environment

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
Since the EU is not a contracting party to the Bucharest Convention covering the Black Sea, a strategic action plan related to ICZM has not been adopted yet
In 1996 VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) already adopted ‘Common Recommendations for Spatial Planning of the Coastal Zone in the Baltic Sea Region’
In the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement
In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994
The EU initiated a systematic description of 350 coastal management case studies from all over Europe, compiled in a joint database

Question 5

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

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
Three out of nine assessed commercial fish stocks are in good status with respect to both biomass and fishing mortality rates
In 2009, about 13 wind farms existed in the Baltic Sea. Until 2030 the number could increase to 67 offshore wind farms
Around 140 non-indigenous species have so far been recorded in the Baltic Sea
97 % of the Baltic Sea area is affected by eutrophication and 12 % is assessed as being in the worst status category
The Baltic Sea accounts for up to 15% of the world’s cargo transportation. The number of commercial ships in the Baltic Sea is expected to double by 2030

Question 6

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ does not belong to SAF-step ‘System Assessment’?

Carry out a systematic policy assessment
Visualize the consequences of different management scenarios
Assess the institutional system arrangements
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool
Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool