Tough crowd when it comes to protecting the sand.
This is the video I posted earlier in this thread and it was pointed out that a diver was touching the bottom.
I am all for ocean conservation and protecting wild life, but I think it is possible some are getting a little too strict. I think the divers pee did more harm than his muck stick touching the sand for a split second.
I think that the discussion of the life in the sand is just fascinating. I don't hear anyone shaming anyone else or making judgements of others. We are sharing our individual values and our own personal struggles with the impact we have on the underwater environment. I mean for realz, we often fly to our dive destinations. There is little about our sport that doesn't have an impact in some way or another. There will always be the equivalent of chest thumping meat eaters and apologetic vegans in our approach to our impact on the planet. It takes all kinds to create diversity.