@mayday1234....the fear seems to be strong in you. I suspect that you probably haven't given the position paper a fair read. Check it out here...ARSBC Position Paper. Most if not all of your objections have been addressed there.
In reality, after the initial novelty wears off, the amount of diver activity at this site is going to be quite underwhelming. Like Bradnerboy mentioned...there just aren't enough commercial interests around to really make any presence at all. Besides, most savvy west coast divers tend to dive in the off season anyway when visibility is better...late fall, winter. Plus we actively avoid busy areas due to the overhead hazards which are ubiquitous in summer.
And the exclusion zone is a non-issue. The zone described is the normal area surrounding diving activities that vessels should avoid for safety reasons. If there are no divers there then there is no exclusion zone...status quo...everyone can rip around as before. If there are divers down and you cannot avoid the area then dead slow with a lookout is the call. Other dive vessels approaching an active diving area operate in this way. If you need 180' of scope and you swing over the diving area it still wouldn't be an issue because your engines would be off.
The really grating part of the arguments against the sinking is that the wreck is not being proposed just for the sake of diving. The diving part is just bycatch. The primary focus of the wreck is to provide anchors for life to grow which any reasonable person knows will ultimately enhance the area.
In reality, after the initial novelty wears off, the amount of diver activity at this site is going to be quite underwhelming. Like Bradnerboy mentioned...there just aren't enough commercial interests around to really make any presence at all. Besides, most savvy west coast divers tend to dive in the off season anyway when visibility is better...late fall, winter. Plus we actively avoid busy areas due to the overhead hazards which are ubiquitous in summer.
And the exclusion zone is a non-issue. The zone described is the normal area surrounding diving activities that vessels should avoid for safety reasons. If there are no divers there then there is no exclusion zone...status quo...everyone can rip around as before. If there are divers down and you cannot avoid the area then dead slow with a lookout is the call. Other dive vessels approaching an active diving area operate in this way. If you need 180' of scope and you swing over the diving area it still wouldn't be an issue because your engines would be off.
The really grating part of the arguments against the sinking is that the wreck is not being proposed just for the sake of diving. The diving part is just bycatch. The primary focus of the wreck is to provide anchors for life to grow which any reasonable person knows will ultimately enhance the area.