CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

Which of the following statements related to ‘Regional Sea Conventions (RSC)’ is correct?

The Bucharest Convention is meant for the protection of the Black Sea

IMO Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the 25 European Union Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs)

The OSPAR Convention is on protection of the marine environment in the in the North-East Atlantic

The Barcelona Convention focusses on the protection of marine environment and the coastal region of the Mediterranean

Helsinki Convention (HELCOM) aims at the protection of the marine environment in the Baltic Sea Area

The MARPOL Convention regulates the prevention of pollution and protection of the European Arctic Region

Question 2

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

Assess the system state and identify external hazards

List the formal actions necessary for official adoption of the plan or measure

Develop a conceptual model and identify Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) linkages

Installation of the administrative structure to ensures horizontal and vertical integration of management

Ensure the involvement of all relevant institutions and stakeholders

Discuss potential management scenarios with stakeholders and define success criteria and indicators

Question 3

Which of the following statements about ‘Participation and Stakeholder Engagement’ is false?

An early involvement of stakeholders in the planning process is considered to be beneficial in order to allow exchange and avoid conflicts

Public participation can be costly, time-consuming, labour-intensive and potentially create new conflicts

Participation is a process in which the concerns, needs and values of the public are incorporated into decision making

An active involvement of stakeholders for all EU environmental policies is required by the Aarhus Convention

Late and unbalanced involvement of stakeholder groups have been identified as major weaknesses in stakeholder engagement within several ICZM case studies

Different levels of participation exist, ranging from the provision of information to an active involvement

Question 4

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

Recently, the number of improving trends outweighs the number of deteriorating trends in the monitored hazardous substances

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

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

Around 140 non-indigenous species have so far been recorded in the Baltic Sea

Question 5

Which of the following is a target of the ‘EU Biodiversity Strategy’?

Minimize human-induced eutrophication

Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood

Maintain and restore ecosystems

Combat invasive alien species

Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier

Protect species and habitats

Question 6

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

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

MSP integrates major ideas of Integrated Coastal Zone Management

MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform

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

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