The recent installation of new webcams around Loch Ness has led to a row among Nessie hunters as people push for webcam sightings of the elusive monster to be stricken from the official sightings register (OLNMSR). A petition has been launched by a group called the Falkirk Boys on Change.org to stop them from being used due to their "detrimental impact on the standard and myth of Nessie".
The debate began during the pandemic when people were unable to visit the loch with many resorting to using the original webcam, which sits on the banks, to scan the water for anything unusual. This then led to several online sightings by people such as regular webcam spotters Irishman Eoin O'Faodhagain and American Kalynn Wangle.
However, other fans of the mystery were quick to detract from these sightings pointing out that the quality of the camera makes it impossible to tell what is actually being viewed and some felt vindicated after one recent webcam sighting reportedly turned out to be two people on paddleboards.
