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

In the EU, aquaculture accounts for about 20% of fish production and directly employs about 85,000 people
The CFP aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable and that they provide a source of healthy food
Only 2% of EU vessels´ catches are taken outside of EU waters
CFP goal is to foster a dynamic fishing industry and ensure a fair standard of living for fishing communities
The principal aim fisheries management is to ensure high long-term fishing yields for all stocks
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

Question 2

Which of the following steps does not belong to the development and implementation of ‘Maritime Spatial Planning’ (MSP) according to Ehler & Douvere

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan
Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
Identifying needs and establishing authority
Adapting the maritime spatial management process
Organizing stakeholder participation

Question 3

Which of the following ‘actions and tools’ belongs to SAF-step ‘Implementation’?

Apply DPSIR (Drivers, Pressures, State Change, Impact and Response)
Specify regulatory and financial requirements
Apply CATWOE (Customers-Actors-Transformations-Worldview-Owner-Environment)
Ensure the required mitigation measures are implemented
Obtain legal permits and validate decision
Ensure pro-active public information/consultation

Question 4

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

Apply the Stakeholder Preference and Planning Tool
Carry out a systematic policy assessment
Prepare the model output and results for stakeholders
Define the system monitoring procedures to gather further information
Visualize the consequences of different management scenarios
Apply the indicator-based Sustainability Assessment Tool

Question 5

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM – Tools & Approaches’ is true? Decision support tools (DSTs)…

Include tools that are directly applied by authorities to decide on a management option
Are used to support science and policy
Are heavily used in practice to support decision making processes
Include quantitative assessment tools with a low level of uncertainty
Include tools that are applied to support participation processes
Include a wide variety of tools ranging for instance from environmental descriptors to economic and social evaluations

Question 6

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP)’ is correct?

The BSAP aims at environmentally friendly maritime activities
The BSAP aims at protecting ground water and rivers
The BSAP aims at a favourable status of Baltic Sea biodiversity
The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea unaffected by eutrophication
The BSAP aims at a Baltic Sea undisturbed by hazardous substances
The BSAP provides Maximum Allowable Inputs (MAI) of the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus into the Baltic Sea