Welcome AbDiver!

DiverObs will give divers a voice about the state of the fishery by reporting your observations.

This is an industry-led initiative, and your responses will be sent and held privately by your industry organisation.

Your DiverObs will be used together with other data sources to aid in the management of your fishery.

It is important to complete a survey soon after every dive.

To proceed please scroll down and accept the Data Collection Notice below.

The Abalone Council Victoria Inc ABN 24 981 664 394 (ACV) has developed and operates the “DiverObs” Application (App).

Use of the App will require you to provide personal information, including your name, age and experience in abalone fishery, state government fisheries agency identification number, dive date, general location, observations relating to diving activities, and specifications of your mobile device.

The primary purpose of collecting your personal information is to aid in fishery assessments. We may also use your personal information for secondary purposes including monitoring coverage, encouraging participation and engagement with the App, undertaking technical improvements to the App and complying with our regulatory and other legal obligations.

While personal information will be held privately, it will be accessed by a database manager and contracted service providers. We will also provide your personal information to the Abalone Industry Organisation representing the fishery in which you operate, subject to them signing a Data Release Agreement. The Data Release Agreement will require the Abalone Industry Organisation to also hold your information privately but allow the release of anonymised reports to third parties to aid in fishery assessment. Your abalone industry organisation may link your DiverObs surveys to your GPS logger, catch and measuring data for verification and analysis to help understand your fishery. Abalone Industry Organisations will also be required to seek permission from you for any further use of the data. Your personal information will not be disclosed to overseas recipients.

If personal information is not collected, we will be unable to accept data submitted by you through the App.

More detailed information about how ACV manages your personal information is set out in our privacy policy, which can be found on our website at: www.abalonecouncilvictoria.com.au

Any requests or questions about how we deal with your personal information, including request for access or correction, should be sent to info@abalonecouncilvictoria.com.au