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 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 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
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
Recently, the number of improving trends outweighs the number of deteriorating trends in the monitored hazardous substances
97 % of the Baltic Sea area is affected by eutrophication and 12 % is assessed as being in the worst status category
The assessment of fish from a biodiversity perspective indicates good status in about half of the assessed coastal areas

Question 2

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

ICZM is a well-defined, stepwise, iterative and linear process
The Systems Approach Framework provides a new stepwise guide to sustainable ICZM
ICZM approaches developed during the early 2000s are well suitable for practical applications and caused many successful local case studies
Systems Approach Framework covers the steps Initiation, Planning, Implementation as well as Monitoring and Evaluation
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

Question 3

Which of the following statements about Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is true?

Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM) is a complementary approach focusing on land-based activities
ICZM seeks to balance environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational objectives
‘Ecosystem based approach’ describes an approach that respects the limits of natural resources and ecosystems
ICZM uses the informed participation and co-operation of all stakeholders to assess the societal goals in a given coastal area
Sectoral management approaches can be beneficial for efficient use of resources, the utilization of opportunities towards a more sustainable coastal development
‘Integrated’ in ICZM refers to the integration of different objectives and also to the integration of several instruments that are needed to meet these objectives

Question 4

Which of the following facts about ‘Utilization of Europe’s Coasts and Seas’ is true?

Oil and gas extraction is expected to steadily grow in Europe because of new technologies
It is expected that marine mining will see continued decline because of high costs
Wave and tidal power is an important source of clean power in Europe, and increased steadily during the last decades
Over the past ten years, European Union total fish catches increased steadily
The three largest European port operations are Rotterdam, Marseille and Barcelona
Aquaculture production of shellfish in the EU has been decreasing since 2004

Question 5

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

To generate a common understanding of an issue/problem, its causes and consequences
As a basis for generating conceptual models to analyse a problem in more detail
To guide stakeholder discussion systematically
To calculate cumulative impacts of coastal and marine activities
To assess progress towards sustainability
To conduct a monetary evaluation of ecosystem services

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true? ‘CATWOE analysis’ can be used…

To explore functional relationships between stakeholders that are affected by a particular problem
For business problems
To gain a broader understanding of a problem
To model socio-ecological systems
To brainstorm and broaden ones thinking and perspective about a particular problem
To describe the cause-and-effect chain of a problem