This exemplifies one of the annoying unintended consequences of the Information Age:  Anyone with an axe to grind, a penchant for Dunning-Kruger, a good helping of selection bias, and an Internet connection can now spend five minutes with Google and transform themselves virtually instantly into an *cough*  “expert” *cough* on any topic of their choosing.  Moreover, they also have a platform from which to trumpet their newly-acquired ignorance—and, as the saying goes, “The emptiest vessels make the loudest noise.”

[Disclaimer: My SO, who is a Ph.D. seismologist with going on two decades’ experience interpreting seismic signals, including land-borne seismic surveys (though not marine), LOLed at the “ham-brained idea” that such a survey could or would bring about any serious long-term detriment.]