Most people will be aware that Native Americans are very sensitive about remains of their ancestors and that there is a public law that governs the disposition of such remains.  Karen and I participated in the excavation of a Hopi pueblo several years ago.  Although not a burial site, the team worked under a strict policy very much like that used on the Hunley, just in case remains were discovered.  In contrast, the following year I worked on a project that included the excavation of 800-year-old Mayan burials as a very important component.   Even though we worked alongside local people with Mayan blood there were no set rules associated with handling the burials.  Nonetheless the remains were always treated with respect.
     My initial conclusion accepted the Hunley policy, understanding the desire to honor and show respect to the crew.  I have great respect for the crew, as I do for all the soldiers who fell during the Civil War.  In retrospect, however, I regret the policy because I believe it very much and needlessly limited public access to the excavation.  The web cams have always been positioned so they show almost nothing of the work area.  Photographs of the excavation were rare considering the great number taken over the many months.  More often they show an archaeologist or conservator at work than details of the excavation or of the Hunley itself.  Personally, I found some of the published textual descriptions of the remains more offensive and less respectful than a photo or drawing of a skull or femur.  
     There may be other reasons for the dearth of photographic material but I believe a more relaxed but still respectful policy on the remains would have permitted the public to share more and learn more from the excavation.  

In 2007 the History Channel program Digging for the Truth (and in 2011, the National Geographic Channel program Secret Weapon of the Confederacy) featured images of the Friends' excavation 3D model that shows the location of every artifact, including the bones.  These images of the orientation of the skeletons are very helpful in understanding what happened when the Hunley was lost.  It's not clear that this tool was available during the excavation, but it would have provided an important insight into the excavation.