Hi TomUnderSea (nice nickname :)
We're perfectly well aware of the location being in the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary, and that's
discussed in the FAQ, along with the
NOAA buoys, pictured on the map. I've added the link to the prohibitions, which if you read carefully, don't apply to us, since they're concerned with exploiting oil and gas resources, not harming marine mammals, not removing historical resources, several discharges "other than from a cruise ship". The only prohibition that applies to Blueseed is this:
Discharging or depositing from within or into the Sanctuary any material or other matter from a cruise ship except clean vessel engine cooling water, clean vessel generator cooling water, vessel engine or generator exhaust, clean bilge water, or anchor wash.
Which is great, and easy to comply with. The environmental question is one we've examined carefully together with our
environmental advisors (one of whom is a Nobel prize co-laureate).
As for the graphics reflecting the ocean conditions, I've added an FAQ entry,
http://blueseed.co/faq/#charterhttp://blueseed.co/media/Cloudmade_map_with_ship_buoys_distance_and_international_waters line.png