CMM Online Test - IKZM Lehrbrief 2019

Question 1

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

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a non-scientific organization responsible for the economic exploration of the sea

Goal 14 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is ‘to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources’

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) – is the agency responsible for implementing the EU maritime policy

European Union has taken action for oceans and adopted the EU Integrated Maritime Policy

Regional seas, such as Baltic Sea, Black Sea or North Sea do not belong to the EU Integrated Maritime Policy cross-cutting policies but instead, have separate sea basin strategies

The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) organises the way humans use the oceans

Question 2

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

HELCOM funds the implementation of major environmental EU directives

The HELCOM-GEAR group promotes the implementation of the ecosystem approach and supports region-wide co-operation on all elements of national marine strategies

The HELCOM-RESPONSE group enables and promotes public participation and stakeholder involvement in the BSR

HELCOM sees itself as a developing, supervisory and coordinating body with respect to the BSR

HELCOM sees itself as an environmental policy maker and focal point for the Baltic Sea Region (BSR)

The Helsinki Commission meets annually and decides on legally binding environmental laws for the BSR

Question 3

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

Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood

Ensure sea-floor integrity

Protect species and habitats

Minimize human-induced eutrophication

Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier

Help stop the loss of global biodiversity

Question 4

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

Organizing stakeholder participation

A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan

Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan

Identifying needs and establishing authority

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences

Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions

Question 5

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

Coastal seas in Europe are the Mediterranean Sea, the Black Sea, The Caspian Sea, the Sea of Okhotsk, the North Sea, and the Baltic Sea

The Littoral zone extends seawards from the foreshore to some distance beyond the breaker zone

Transitional waters are surface waters in the vicinity of river mouths which are partly saline, but influenced by freshwater flows

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

Territorial waters extend at most 12 nautical miles from the baseline of a coastal state

Question 6

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

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

The CFP aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture are environmentally, economically and socially sustainable and that they provide a source of healthy food

CFP is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively