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 facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004
Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades
The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily
It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs
Marine aquaculture production is increasing in Europe

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the ‘EU Bathing Water Directive’ (BWD) is correct?

Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters
Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
The first BWD was adopted already in 1976

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘European Union (EU) Integrated Maritime Policy’ is true?

EU Integrated Maritime Policy largely replaced single sector-based policy
Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’
The Maritime Forum aims to improve communication amongst EU maritime policy stakeholders
European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy
EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies are e.g. blue growth, maritime spatial planning and marine data & knowledge

Question 4

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

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 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
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’
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 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
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 about ‘ICZM History in Europe’ is true?

In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.
Concrete recommendations on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe were adopted in 2002
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
From 1993 to 1995, the European Commission operated a Demonstration Programme on Integrated Coastal Zone Management to take stock of the existing situation in Europe

Question 6

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

For solving conflicts between stakeholder groups
To brainstorm and broaden ones thinking and perspective about a particular problem
To model socio-ecological systems
To map stakeholders that might be affected by an issue
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem
To explore functional relationships between stakeholders that are affected by a particular problem