CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

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 includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea

MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management

MSP can provide important contextual information for marine protected area management or for fisheries management

MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning

MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time

Question 2

Which of the following statements about Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is true?

Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) is a complementary approach focusing on land-based activities

‘Ecosystem based approach’ describes an approach that respects the limits of natural resources and ecosystems

‘Integrated’ in ICZM refers to the integration of different objectives and also to the integration of several instruments that are needed to meet these objectives

Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development

ICZM seeks to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives

ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area

Question 3

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

The first BWD was adopted already in 1976

Other parameters could be taken into account, such as the presence of cyanobacteria or microalgae

Intestinal enterococci and Escherichia coli (E. coli) are parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters

A revised and updated BWD was adopted in 2016

Vibrions and salmonella are additional parameters to assess the quality of bathing waters

Intention of the BWD is to provide information to citizens about quality of their bathing waters

Question 4

The sectors that have a high potential for sustainable jobs and growth and are explicitly mentioned in the ‘EU Blue Growth Strategy’ in Europe are:

Marine Science: oceans gain importance and require an increasing amount of high-skilled persons

Coastal and maritime tourism: employing over 3.2 million people, this sector generates a total of € 183 billion in gross value added

Seabed mining: has the potential to generate sustainable growth and jobs for future generations

Ocean energy: could fuel economic growth through innovation and create new, high-quality jobs

Aquaculture: farming finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants is one of the world's fastest growing food sectors

Marine biotechnology: it is expected that the sector will offer high-skilled employment and significant downstream opportunities

Question 5

Which of the following facts about ‘State of Europe’s Seas’ is true?

Almost 70% of the world's known marine mammal species can be found in Europe's regional seas

Dramatic changes in an ecosystem are called 'ecological regime shifts'

Over 180 species of marine birds are found throughout Europe's seas

Over 650 marine fish species are thought to inhabit European seas

Only 7 % of marine species are in an unfavourable conservation status

Across the regional seas of Europe, 50 different seabed habitat types are identified

Question 6

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Monitoring & Evaluation’?

Assess if the objectives were reached

Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool

Evaluate the social organization in the coastal zone

Assess the limitations of the current sectoral approach

Apply the Ecosystem Service Assessment Tool

Monitor the co-ordinating mechanism