Unseen Nessie prompts tourism fears

 

The falling number of Loch Ness monster sightings has prompted concerns that growing scepticism is threatening the region's tourism industry, according to reports.

There have only been two sightings this year, down from three in 2006 and much lower than a decade ago when the annual number of sightings were consistently in the double digits, The Times reported.

"It's becoming a potential crisis," Mikko Takala, 39, a founding member of the Loch Ness Monster Fan Club who runs four web cameras on the loch's north shore, was quoted as saying.