The examination involves the sampling of water, the concentration of living things from that water and the extraction of the DNA from the loch.
The Loch Ness Monster, known colloquially as Nessie, is worth millions of pounds every year to the Scottish economy.
Scientists say as creatures move through the loch, they leave tiny fragments of DNA through their skin, scales, feathers, fur, faeces and urine.
The team is travelling the length of the loch on the Loch Ness Project’s research vessel ... Read even more
