UK government once wanted to use dolphins to hunt Nessie

[UM-Bot]

According to reports, Margaret Thatcher's government once planned to use trained dolphins to hunt the Loch Ness Monster.

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/356447/uk-government-once-wanted-to-use-dolphins-to-hunt-nessie

[jethrofloyd]

The AC/DC members tried to catch Nessie once, why not the dolphins too? 

[M 7]

17 hours ago, jethrofloyd said:

The AC/DC members tried to catch Nessie once, why not the dolphins too? 

It makes a certain amount of sense if you consider that the objective was to boost tourism. It doesn’t really matter whether Nessie is just a log or a swan, if there’s an indication that the government are investigating it using a then relatively new and cutting edge approach using American assets then you potentially give enough credibility to the legend to increase the tourist footfall.

[AlonaLameDeer]

I'm pretty happy with the eDNA testing that's been done and found nothing interesting in the loch to be honest.