T069 MPA Evaluation Quiz

All these can effect coral health over time - which are short term impacts that can happen relatively quickly?

• Overfishing

• Crown-of-thorns starfish outbreaks

• Pollution

• Climate change

What was the main objective of Hugh Sweatman's study?

• To determine the impact of fishing on coral reefs

• To compare the frequency of starfish outbreaks on different types of reefs

• To study the biodiversity of the Great Barrier Reef

• To monitor the water quality of the Great Barrier Reef

What was the geographical focus of the study?

• The Caribbean Sea

• The Great Barrier Reef

• The Red Sea

• The Mediterranean Sea

What is the main focus of the article by Hugh Sweatman?

• The impact of climate change on coral reefs

• The protection of coral reefs from predatory starfish

• The biodiversity of coral reefs

• The economic value of coral reefs

What does the figure in the article illustrate?

• The impact of climate change on coral reefs

• The distribution and impact of A. planci outbreaks on coral reefs

• The economic value of coral reefs

• The biodiversity of coral reefs

What is protected from fishing to maintain the ecosystem?

• Coral reefs.

• Seagrass and mangrove nurseries.

• Open ocean areas.

• Deep-sea trenches.

What is one method used to protect turtles and other bycatch in the Northern Prawn fishery?

• Increasing fishing hours.

• Escape hatches in trawl nets.

• Using larger fishing nets.

• Reducing the number of fishers.

What do crew members monitor in the Northern Prawn fishery?

• Water temperature.

• Threatened, endangered, and protected species.

• The number of tourists.

• The size of fishing boats.

The IUCN guidebook for evaluating MPA management effectiveness created a "toolbox" of indicators. Which of the following is NOT one of the three categories of these indicators?

• Biophysical

• Socioeconomic

• Governance

• Ecological