My research is focused around the Continuous Plankton Recorder program for the Southern Ocean (SO-CPR). This program samples the plankton found in the surface waters between the Australian and Antarctic continents, and my role focuses on phytoplankton taxonomy. The data set covers the last 30 years, and is continuously growing in temporal and spatial scope. With this rich data set, we are able to track and map trends and changes to plankton communities through time, and assess the impacts of climate change on the Southern Ocean.