George, D. G., 1993b. Factors influencing the vertical and horizontal distribution of fish in Loch Ness. Journal of Fish Biology, 43(Suppl. A), 330–331.

In the decades since, there have been dozens of high-profile attempts to prove the existence of the monster. In 2003, the BBC funded an extensive search using 600 sonar beams, which turned up nothing. He was smitten and returned the next year, which is when, he says: "I had the misfortune of seeing one of these things with my own eyes." In 1936 he and his brother returned to Britain to attend King's School, Worcester [1] [2] as boarders, and his sister was at a girls' school. [8] In 1942-3 he attended the de Havilland Aeronautical Technical School, and also volunteered in the Home Guard, where during training he sustained a bullet wound to the hand, the object not being removed for 28 years. [9] He joined the Royal Air Force becoming a pilot, and was training in Rhodesia and South Africa when the war ended so returned to complete his aeronautical training, and joining the aircraft industry. [10] So doing the maths, there should have been 30 sightings of more more than 10 seconds, and 90% of these should have been filmed. We should have 27 films worth looking at since 2005, and dozens more from before then. Of these 27, if they were all clear views of Nessie, they would all produce footage worth analysing.It was Maurice Burton, more than anyone, who had the most to write against this picture. Here we concentrate, not on arguments for this being a monster photo, but on arguments against this being such a photo. For you see, when arguments are made for and against, one could imagine a pendulum swinging towards " hoax" or through " inconclusive" towards " real" as the debate ebbs and flows. Maurice Burton stated his case and ever since the pendulum has spent most of its time beyond " inconclusive" in the " hoax" area. SIR – Birmingham City Council made no provision for its liability in relation to equal-pay claims, assuming that if it went bust, it would be bailed out by central government – which it has the audacity to blame for its problems. That will come as a relief to the tourist industry that has thrived on the banks of the loch ever since the earliest sightings, to the extent that nearby Drumnadrochit can support two competing Loch Ness attractions, Nessieland and the Loch Ness Centre and Exhibition. The target was Maurice Burton. I think i can safely say the target was hit. Final point and overall reply rejected. Dinsdale, Tim (1961). Loch Ness Monster. Routledge & Kegan Paul. SBN 7100-1279-9. 1968 reprint by the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau plus postscript by the author, of the 1961 book

One consequence was the formation of the Loch Ness Phenomena Investigation Bureau (LNPIB) in 1962 by MP David James with naturalist Sir Peter Scott, which mounted volunteer groups each summer until 1972. [23] Dinsdale twice acted as Group Commander for two weeks. [24] After proving to myself on paper that the Dinsdale film could be a boat, the next step was to go out and get evidence for my theory. Heuvelmans, B., 1958a. Dans le sillage des monsters marine. Le Kraken et la Poulpe Colossal. Paris: Plon. In his response, Scott (again, no sign of contributing authorship from Rines) argued that Halstead et al.’s (1976) proclamations about plesiosaurs ignored all sort of complexities and possibilities that might have arisen during plesiosaur evolution, and also that his 1975 paper had never included the word plesiosaur anyway, ha ha. Scott (1976c) went on to dispute the Viking ship suggestion, his main counterpoint being that the photos were taken in mid-water, not at the bottom… something that wasn’t entirely true (read on). But he was right that this was a pretty desperate suggestion.

Photographs of the Loch Ness Monster

He supplements his income of donations by making clay Nessie models, which sell well in nearby craft shops. Somebody said to me I bet you've seen this monster, but you're not saying anything because it doesn't look anything like your models!" Shine, A. 1984. A very strange fish? In Brookesmith, P. (ed) 66. Macdonald & Co, London, pp. 66-70. For previous TetZoo articles on the Loch Ness Monster, lake monsters, and cryptozoology more generally see… Before we look at the JARIC report mention should be made of the inconsistency of the length and time of the film.