Online Test

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Question 1

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

MSP requires obligatory reporting to the EU MSP Platform
MSP provides an integrated framework for management that provides a guide for, but does not replace, single-sector planning
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 is a continuing, iterative process that learns and adapts over time
MSP usually has a local (community) to regional (district, federal state) spatial scale

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

Help stop the loss of global biodiversity
Combat invasive alien species
Ensure sea-floor integrity
Maintain and restore ecosystems
Make fishing more sustainable and seas healthier
Minimize human-induced eutrophication

Question 4

Which of the following statements about ICZM in Regional Seas is true?

Since the EU is not a contracting party to the Bucharest Convention covering the Black Sea, a strategic action plan related to ICZM has not been adopted yet
In the Mediterranean, the ‘Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean’, is the first supra-national (Europe, Africa and Asia), legally-binding ICZM agreement
In 2012, the North Sea Region adopted the strategy ‘Promoting ICZM Activity within the Member States’
In 2016, the Recommendations ‘Generating Information and Knowledge about the Coastal Zone’ were adopted for the Arctic Region
In 1996 VASAB (Visions and Strategies around the Baltic Sea) already adopted ‘Common Recommendations for Spatial Planning of the Coastal Zone in the Baltic Sea Region’
In the Baltic Sea Region a Recommendation on the ‘Protection of the Coastal Strip’ was adopted already in 1994

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

12 % of the Baltic Sea is protected through marine protected areas and the Baltic Sea is worldwide leading in this respect
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
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
Recently, the number of improving trends outweighs the number of deteriorating trends in the monitored hazardous substances
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