Researchers photograph ‘micro-monster’ organisms living in Loch Ness

The discovery comes 90 years after adventurer Edward Mountain and his team of 20 explorers became the first “watchers” of the fabled Loch Ness monster that is said to inhabit the water

A state-of-the-art holographic camera has been used to look at the many microscopic organisms that inhabit Loch Ness (Yui Mok/PA)

Researchers are using cutting-edge tools to better understand the ecosystem of Scotland’s most famous loch.

The Loch Ness Centre has joined forces with academics based at the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen for a project they say is a significant step forward in scientific exploration.