Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about ‘Maritime Spatial Planning in practice’ (MSP) is true

MSP usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale
MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management
MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time
MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning
MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management

Question 2

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

To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To assess progress towards sustainability
To guide stakeholder discussion systematically
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To calculate cumulative impacts of coastal and marine activities

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘Sustainability Indicators’ is true?

On a local and regional level, sustainability indicators are well accepted and frequently applied
On a local and regional level, general acceptance of sustainability indicators is low
Indicator-based sustainability assessments of sustainability are required by the MSP Directive
Sustainability indicators in ICZM are mostly used on a global and national level
Sustainability indicators can be applied to concrete case studies to assess the success of measures
In ICZM sustainability indicators have been applied to assess sustainable development and progress towards ICZM implementation

Question 4

Which of the following statements related to ‘Baltic Sea - Helsinki Convention’ is correct?

HELCOM sees itself as a developing, supervisory and coordinating body with respect to the BSR
The HELCOM-GEAR group promotes the implementation of the ecosystem approach and supports region-wide co-operation on all elements of national marine strategies
HELCOM funds the implementation of major environmental EU directives
The HELCOM-RESPONSE group enables and promotes public participation and stakeholder involvement in the BSR
The HELCOM-PRESSURE group controls the implementation of international policies according to the timetables in the BSR
The Helsinki Commission meets annually and decides on legally binding environmental laws for the BSR

Question 5

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

Escherichia coli (E. coli) are common ubiquitous bacteria in marine environment
A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016
Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters
Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae
The first BWD was adopted already in 1976

Question 6

Which of the following facts with respect to ‘Definitions’ is true?

Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state
The Coastline is the line that forms the boundary between the coast and the shore
In the European Union, the coastal zone is defined as the zone between shoreline and 3 km inland from the coast
The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone
In the United States of America, the coastal zone is defined seawards up to the continental shelf edge
In the European Union, the offshore boundary of coastal waters is one nautical mile of the baseline