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 ‘Ecosystem Services’ (ES) are true?

ES have to be assessed monetarily
All EU member states are required to map and assess their ES
Ecosystem services are important for flora and fauna
ES are defined as the benefits humans obtain from ecosystems
Indirect benefits (e.g. regulation of water supply and quality, nutrient cycling) are not considered to be ES
Direct benefits (e.g. food, raw material) to humans are not considered to be ES

Question 2

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 biotechnology: it is expected that the sector will offer high-skilled employment and significant downstream opportunities
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
Coastal and maritime tourism: employing over 3.2 million people, this sector generates a total of € 183 billion in gross value added
Fisheries: since fish stock are increasing again the sector is on the rise
Marine Science: oceans gain importance and require an increasing amount of high-skilled persons

Question 3

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

Defining and analysing existing conditions and future conditions
An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the environmental consequences
Approving, implementing and enforcing the spatial management plan
Identifying needs and establishing authority
A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of the spatial management plan
Monitoring and evaluating performance

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ‘ICZM History in Europe’ is true?

In Europe, ICZM is still high on the political agenda and has kept a strong environmental focus
From 1993 to 1995, the European Commission operated a Demonstration Programme on Integrated Coastal Zone Management to take stock of the existing situation in Europe
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘there has been inadequate involvement of the stakeholders in formulating and implementing solutions to coastal problems’
In 2000, the European Parliament adopted the legally binding directive ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management: A Strategy for Europe’
The Demonstration Programme pointed out that ‘management of the coasts in Europe is based on a sufficient legal framework and that joint visions and concrete ideas exist.
The EU Directive on establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning was adopted in 2014

Question 5

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

Help stop the loss of global biodiversity
Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier
Combat invasive alien species
Minimize human-induced eutrophication
Reduce contaminants in fish and other seafood
Protect species and habitats

Question 6

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

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