Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) Project

The Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder (AusCPR) survey is a joint project between CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere (O&A) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) to measure plankton communities as a guide to the health of Australia's oceans. The AusCPR survey is part of the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), a national collaborative program to observe Australia's marine environments. IMOS is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training. The aims of the AusCPR survey are to: * map plankton biodiversity and distribution * develop the first long-term plankton baseline for Australian waters * document plankton changes in response to climate change * provide indices for fisheries management * detect harmful algal blooms * validate satellite remote sensing * initialise and test ecosystem models. Servicing and maintenance of the CPRs and analysis of the samples for the AusCPR survey will be carried out by staff based at the O&A CSIRO laboratories in Brisbane (QLD), Hobart (TAS) and at the AAD in Hobart (TAS). The project is funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) and falls with the Ships of Opportunity facility. Data storage and access is planned to be interoperable with other national and international programs through the IMOS Infrastructure. Results from the AusCPR survey are available through the AODN portal: https://portal.aodn.org.au.

澳大利亚连续浮游生物记录仪（Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder，AusCPR）调查是由澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织海洋与大气分部（CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere，O&A）与澳大利亚南极分部（Australian Antarctic Division，AAD）联合开展的项目，旨在通过监测浮游生物群落状况，评估澳大利亚海洋生态系统的健康水平。AusCPR调查隶属于集成海洋观测系统（Integrated Marine Observing System，IMOS）——这是一个用于监测澳大利亚海洋环境的国家级协同观测项目，由澳大利亚联邦教育、科学与培训部资助。

AusCPR调查的核心目标包括：
1. 绘制浮游生物多样性与分布图谱
2. 建立澳大利亚海域首份长期浮游生物基准数据集
3. 记录气候变化背景下浮游生物群落的动态变化
4. 为渔业管理提供量化指标
5. 监测有害藻华暴发情况
6. 对卫星遥感数据进行验证
7. 初始化并测试海洋生态系统模型

本次AusCPR调查所用的连续浮游生物记录仪（Continuous Plankton Recorder，CPR）的运维与样本分析工作，将由位于布里斯班（昆士兰州）、霍巴特（塔斯马尼亚州）的CSIRO海洋与大气分部实验室，以及位于霍巴特（塔斯马尼亚州）的澳大利亚南极分部的工作人员负责完成。本项目由集成海洋观测系统（IMOS）资助，并纳入“机会船舶”设施（Ships of Opportunity facility）管理范畴。

项目规划通过IMOS基础设施实现数据存储与访问，以对接其他国内外相关项目，保障数据互操作性。AusCPR调查的相关成果可通过澳大利亚海洋数据网络（Australian Ocean Data Network, AODN）门户网站获取：https://portal.aodn.org.au。