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There was still “plenty to discover” in Loch Ness, Professor Gemmell told The Daily Beast, “albeit not anything overly large and glamorous—small nematode worms, bacteria, and other life that is nestled in the depths of the Loch. We are hopeful to get those findings out soon.” There have been various theories about what Nessie could be, including a plesiosaur – a type of marine reptile that became extinct 65 million years ago. While it’s also been mooted it could be a giant eel or fish such as a catfish or sturgeon.

There are creatures which could be seen there which might be unexpected there,” Shine said of the presence or not of something at Loch Ness. “We’ve got a seal in there who a month or two ago came in chasing salmon up river. People may see unexpected animals, but you would have to define ‘monster’ for me.” However in 2018 The Loch Ness Project assisted a team from Otago University, New Zealand led by Prof Neil Gemmell that analysed the DNA found throughout the massive loch. In time, Adrian shifted his study from the monsters to human perception. What causes people to see what they see? The fact is Myths are typically based on Something. When we hold a stereotype in our mind and then see things in the environment around us that confirm those beliefs and stereotypes, we are more apt to “see” the very thing we set out to see. He remains fascinated by the environment of the loch itself rather than the notion of a mysterious creature which has not been proved to exist. Fabled monster caught on video". 1 June 2007. Archived from the original on 18 June 2007 . Retrieved 28 April 2010.

Nessie sightings". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019 . Retrieved 21 April 2015. Gross, Jenny (5 October 2013). "Latest Loch Ness 'Sighting' Causes a Monstrous Fight". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 10 July 2015 . Retrieved 5 June 2015. BBC 'proves' Nessie does not exist". BBC News. 27 July 2003. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018 . Retrieved 4 April 2010. Naish, Darren. "Books on the Loch Ness Monster 3: The Man Who Filmed Nessie: Tim Dinsdale and the Enigma of Loch Ness". Tetrapod Zoology. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023 . Retrieved 6 November 2023. Made detailed studies throughout the 1980s separating biological and physical elements of acoustic scattering layers. Providing visualisation through acoustics of biological phenomena such as diurnal migration and physical events such as internal longitudinal and transverse seiches and Kelvin Helmholz billows. Hypothesis advanced for the role of shear induced turbulence in the generation of acoustic reflections from scattering layers.

Tony Harmsworth. "Loch Ness Monster Surface Photographs. Pictures of Nessie taken by Monster Hunters and Loch Ness Researchers". loch-ness.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2015 . Retrieved 3 January 2015. and has been engaged in fieldwork in the Highlands since 1973. He has led over 1000 students and lay volunteers on expeditions;

It’s called cognitive dissonance when you get bad news about your world view,” Shine said about the continued belief in the monster. “There are two ways out of it. Denial: In the case of the Loch Ness Monster this means dismissing years of investigation, and claiming the monster is hiding in caves at the bottom of the Loch, hiding from sonar. You’d say that the 20 percent of DNA found in Loch Ness as unreadable meant something, or that the research was faulty.” After moving to Loch Ness for further studies, he didn’t find any beasts. But he did learn a lot about the biology of Loch Ness. Soon, people from the Universities started taking an interest and joining his expedition teams. They worked on studying what COULD live in Loch Ness, according to the environment in the Loch. And when Vladivar vodka came to Loch Ness to try and lure the creature from the water with their beverage, Mr Shine helped construct the giant cage of lobster pot for the stunt.

As well as watching and waiting, the group also uses modern technology such as drones and hydrophones.

What is the impact of Nessie?

Establishing a deep water fixed station mooring in Loch Ness and conducting pelagic sampling over a ten year period for Lancaster University. This, together with sampling along the length of the loch, established the importance of allocthonous inputs and bacterial production in a major oligotrophic lake for the first time. I never did believe there were prehistoric monsters here. I am intrigued that might be a big fish, like a sturgeon” For Shine, “the monster” is probably boat wakes. But he will continue his work there for the rest of his life. “I’ve been captured by Loch Ness,” he said. a b Baillie, Claire (27 August 2013). "New photo of Loch Ness Monster sparks debate". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 25 September 2013. For this is the biggest secret of all. Nessie hunters are not, contrary to popular assumption, fantasists battling against reason and common sense. What we discovered at Loch Ness is a community of naturalists united by a love of environmental science and a joy in life’s boundless mysteries – both terrestrial and existential.