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As a naturalist, Adrian has used the Loch Ness controversy as a vehicle for interpreting the dynamics and diversity of deep lakes. For example in 1987, he devised and led Operation Deepscan", a sonar sweep of Loch Ness which became a world media event with over 23 international TV crews in attendance.

The media monster was slain and interest was directed towards possible underlying truths revealed through the loch's food chain and huge internal waves. Thus, the concept of lake physics received a wider exposure than would be possible and popularises subjects people may not immediately consider interesting.

He has been engaged in fieldwork in the Highlands since 1973. He has led over 1000 students and lay volunteers on expeditions; training them to observe, sample and record data. In more recent collaborations, projects have involved workers from some 20 universities and academic institutions within the UK and overseas. A full list of scientific papers along with Adrian's  contributions is available.

Adrian's new book A Natural History of Sea Serpents is available here.

Another book is in preparation.

TV. Film. Radio Interviews, Presenter, Narrator, Production Consultant, Commercials, Exhibition Designer and Author. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Scientific Exploration Society member.

Adrian Shine is available to deliver talks to large or small audiences and also to exclusive groups on a variety of topics. All aspects of Loch Ness from environmental research to lake and sea monster hypotheses. His talks are illustrated with pictures/video and pitched for the audience, be they university, or a general interest groups.

Adrian has delivered talks to The Elphinstone Institute, The Chief Executives Organisation, The Royal Society Edinburgh, The Boston British Consulate and the New York Caledonian and Middlesex University.

Please contact us on mail@lochnessproject.com with your dates and requirements, numbers and venue and we will respond usually within 48 hours with details of Adrian's availability and fees.

Expeditions - 1973 – Current.

Located the debris field and wreckage of John Cobb’s ‘Crusader’, (Cobb’s failed world speed record attempt in 1952) and also a Zulu class fishing vessel at 140m and other as yet unidentified artefacts.

As a part of a collaboration with the Kongsberg company using an AUV Munin, discovered the lost model monster from the 1969 film, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.  

Using the lessons of investigations at Loch Ness, he is currently examining other lake and sea monster traditions around the world and finding their real explanations in nature. Having found the solutions to sightings of the Loch Ness Monster within the special characteristics of the loch itself, Adrian is now pursuing other lake monster traditions and particularly sea serpent mysteries throughout the world. These include the Norwegian and New England Sea-serpents, the French colonial Halong Bay encounters, The Cadborosaurus of British Columbia, the Osbourne incident and the Valhalla encounter off the coast of south America.

On Loch Ness he has continued to encourage general scientific research though the provision of sampling services, for example to the Environmental DNA Survey of 2018.

Operation Groundtruth continues with the search for, and examination of, wrecks and other artefacts of historical value on the loch bed and discoveries continue. In 2019, in collaboration with Craig Wallace of Kongsberg the discovery was made of the wreck of 'Crusader', John Cobb's world speed record attempt jet boat.

Adrian's book 'A Natural History of Sea Serpents' is due out in the summer of 2024.

Exhibition Design & Author "Loch Ness Exhibition" 1989-2022

Exhibition production, design, author and narration. Designed and scripted the exhibitions popularising the natural history of Loch Ness with accompanying children’s work packs and booklets. He designed two major refurbishments of the Drumnadrochit presentation which has earned the full endorsement of Scottish Natural Heritage and a 5 star rating from the Scottish Tourist Board.

Other awards are a Dynamic Place 2001 design award for Technical and Community Outreach and Highland Tourism Best Visitor Experience 2011. Adrian has also been a VS Ambassador.

Lectures and Interviews

Media - TV & Radio

Interviews

"Grand Tours of Scotland"
Paul Murton

Production Consultant
and Interview

Interview &
Consultant

Interviews

International and UK Inc : The Sunday Post, Sunday Mail, Scots Magazine, The Times, North Magasine, Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman, Okanagan Mail, Toronto Sun, Lifestyle Writer, Daily Express Online, San Francisco Chronicle, Monte Burke, Forbes Magazine, British Guild of Travel Writers, Geo (Prisma-Presse), Southern Star Factual, UK at Home, Skooch Media, Magneto Presse, Spooktator Podcast Prisma Media, Israeli Geographical Magazine, Gesellschaft und Dokumentationen, Speak Up magazine Milan, Keetologue Canada, Geek Monthly Canada, Jon Gaunt Show, Jyllands-Posten, Atlas Obscura, Vocativ Bauer Women GmbH.