Comments on: New Submarine Camera Search for Nessie

By: chise-8340

chise-8340 — Sat, 12 May 2007 11:27:36 +0000

nessie, nessie, nessie…I HAVE ALREADY PROVED THAT, YES IT EXISTED BUT IS NOW EXTINCTED!!! the “loch ness monster” is merely a plesiosaur that did not die with the other dinosaurs, maybe there was a couple that survived in an underwater lair….

By: Lyndon

Lyndon — Sun, 06 May 2007 10:02:36 +0000

A common misconception. There is plenty of food in the loch. Indeed salmon even come into the loch by way of the river Ness. There is also an abundance of eels in the loch.

Granted, there probably isn’t enough food in the loch to sustain a large population of aquatic dinosaurs (LOL) but I don’t think anybody these days seriously thinks that is what Nessie is.

By: Rillo777

Rillo777 — Fri, 04 May 2007 15:12:22 +0000

Maybe they could make a camera that’s “fish flavored”?

The interesting thing is that Loch Ness and its “creature” have given people a good excuse to try new technologies that might work well in other situations making the loch a sort of natural lab. I mean, heck, if you can get good pictures in Loch Ness you should be able to get good pictures about anywhere. The bonus side might be that they get a look at something unusual like Nessie.
As long as people are searching I’m for whatever they want to try. Good luck and good hunting.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Fri, 04 May 2007 13:56:35 +0000

Are the waters always peat-stained or only after significant runoff? I used to watch an underwater webcam, which I can no longer locate by the way, and the visibility was as good as that of a plankton rich BOW. While we are on Nessie. What do you think of the tooth story? A video on youtube shows some kids who discovered a mutilated deer and a tooth that looks like a lobster claw but isn’t.

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Optical equipment really isn’t suited to Loch Ness as the waters there are heavily peat-stained and it is incredibly murky down there

By: dakwa

dakwa — Fri, 04 May 2007 07:24:36 +0000

One of the biggest issues I have heard a number of times on this, is the lack of sustainable food. This lock is not a heavy populated environment for fish, and would not supply enough food for this creature. The only problem with this idea, is the 196? sighting of the creature that was carrying a sheep back to the water. I am not sure of if that report was ever verified though.

Actually I think the best way would be to fit a small 2 man sub with enough sonar equipment and some cameras (only if they were to get close to the creature) and rely about 98% on the sonar due to the water quality.

By: Richard888

Richard888 — Thu, 03 May 2007 18:49:27 +0000

A VideoRay would provide the best chance for verifying the identity of the Monster’s footprint which is a stationery object. But as for filming moving cryptids in deep lakes I had this other idea. Hopefully it’s doable. We’ve heard stories of how the US Navy uses trained pilot whales for undersea operations. Can dolphins or porpoises survive in fresh water? Some seals can like those found in Lake Baikal or the Caspian Sea. Small underwater cameras can be attached on their foreheads. Being living organisms they might get attracted to the cryptid or the cryptid might get attracted to them. This might be a good way to photograph elusive creatures in inconvenient underwater environments.