Sanctuary Management has broken commitments made to the diving community by promoting the Diver Disturbance in Kelp Forests study.
Divers are a diverse group who consider themselves conservationists.
As divers, we are the people in and under the water that see, first hand, many of the developing problems of our oceans. Divers are the eyes and ears of the Sanctuary, as exemplified by the many environmental issues that have been raised by the diving community. Divers worked to protect the environment by creating the Ed Ricketts Underwater Park and played an active role in creating the San Carlos Beach Park, the only open space left on Cannery Row. It is because of similar efforts by divers that numerous reef systems throughout the world have protection. Although environmental impact by divers is comparatively small, we acknowledge it.