Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program Coastal Expert Monitoring Group and Nordic Workshop Report Tromsø, Norway, January 9-10, 2018

This is the workshop report for the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program Coastal Expert Monitoring Group and Nordic Workshop Report Tromsø, Norway, January 9-10, 2018

• Reach consensus on FEC lists by coastscape, primarily Fjord and Rocky Shore, as well as for those FECs in common with other coastscapes and monitoring plans, for presentation within CEMG steering group;
• Evaluate, provide input, and reach consensus on conceptual models for Fjord and Rocky Shore Coastscapes for presentation to the CEMG;
• Propose final FEC rankings and prioritized FEC lists for monitoring of the Rocky Shore and Fjord Coastscapes;
• Prepare a list of suggestions for FEC attributes and parameters for the Rocky Shore and Fjord Coastscapes;
• Merge Nordic workshop results with the Anchorage workshop results to ensure and maintain a circumpolar approach and input to the Coastal Plan.