The Coastal Expert Monitoring Group’s (CEMG) goal is to promote, facilitate, coordinate and harmonize coastal biodiversity monitoring activities among circumpolar countries and Permanent Participants, and to improve ongoing communication amongst and between scientists, community experts, traditional knowledge holders, managers and disciplines both inside and outside the Arctic.

The CEMG published the Arctic Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring Plan(ACBMP) in 2019.

Following the publication of the ACBMP, the Coastal Steering Group (CSG) was established to further the efforts of the Coastal Monitoring Program – namely to develop an implementation plan for the monitoring plan that identifies timelines, costs, organizational structure and partners.

Coastal Steering Group (CSG) Members

Country/PP	Representative
U.S.A.*	Tahzay Jones National Park Service
Canada*	Donald McLennan  Canadian High Arctic Research Station
Kingdom of Denmark	Susse Wegeberg Aarhus University
Norway	Maria Pettersvik Arvnes Norwegian Environment Agency
Russia	Liudmilla Sergienko Petrozavodsk State University
Iceland	Sunna Björk Ragnarsdóttir Icelandic Institute of Natural History
ICC-Alaska	Carolina Behe Inuit Circumpolar Council
ICC-Canada
Saami Council	Beaska Niillas Saami Council
CBMP Co-Chair representative	Tom Christensen Aarhus University- Arctic Research Centre Catherine Coon Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
	Kári Fannar Lárusson

*indicates current lead/co-lead