GACS
Global Alliance of Continuous Plankton Recorder Surveys
Established: 2011
| Organisation type: | Informal network |
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| Member countries: | Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, France, Japan, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States |
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Organisation’s vision:
Organisation’s mission:
Characterise, analyse and interpret changes in plankton biodiversity at ocean basin scales through a global alliance of CPR surveys.
Organisation’s objectives (if different from the Mission):
Development of a global CPR database;
Production of a regular Ecological Status Report for global plankton biodiversity;
Ensuring common standards and methodologies are maintained;
Providing an interface for plankton biodiversity with other global ocean observation programmes;
Setting up and maintaining a website for publicity and data access;
Facilitating new surveys and develop capacity building procedures;
Facilitating secondments of CPR scientists between GACS institutions.
Keywords
Activities
- Data management, interoperability, sharing, access, open data policies
- Technical coordination of ocean observing
- Training scientists/technicians
