Online Test

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Question 1

Which of the following statements about ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management cycle’ is true?

Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
The Ecological-Social-Economic (ESE) Assessment is an alternative approach to the Systems Approach Framework
The Systems Approach Framework allows a team to develop a management strategy, based on interaction between science, policy and stakeholders
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process

Question 2

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 usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale
MSP is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time
MSP includes permissions to carry out activities in and uses of the sea
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 3

Which of the following statements related to the ‘Baltic Sea - Blue Growth and Spatial Planning’ is correct?

EUSBSR is a macro-regional strategy, approved by the European Council in 2009
HELCOM is the governing body of the Helsinki Convention
The Interreg Baltic Sea Region Programme is a non-governmental organization with the aim to promote Maritime Spatial Planning in the BSR
In 2014, the European Commission adopted ‘A Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region’
In 2010, HELCOM and VASAB jointly adopted ‘Maritime Spatial Planning Principles’ for the BSR
VASAB (Visions and Strategies Around the Baltic Sea) is an intergovernmental multilateral co-operation of 10 countries of the BSR

Question 4

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

To assess progress towards sustainability
To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services
To review coastal and marine management plans
To map stakeholders
As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail

Question 5

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

Three out of nine assessed commercial fish stocks are in good status with respect to both biomass and fishing mortality rates
The number of beach litter items ranges from around 50 on reference beaches to up to 300 on urban beaches, per 100 metres of beach
In 2009, about 13 wind farms existed in the Baltic Sea. Until 2030 the number could increase to 67 offshore wind farms
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
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 6

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
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 principal aim fisheries management is to ensure high long-term fishing yields for all stocks
CFP goal is to foster a dynamic fishing industry and ensure a fair standard of living for fishing communities
CFP is criticised by environmentalists for being overcentralized and not protecting fish stocks effectively
Only 2% of EU vessels´ catches are taken outside of EU waters