It still surprises me how dogma continues in various fields.
I have written a lot about unknown sea creatures, sightings and reports and how I believe humans managed to wipe them out through various activities.
Newspapers during the 19th century queried reports of the "great se3a serpent" when they were made outside of established seasons (migrations). Even naturalists and zoologists seriously studied reports but as these people eventually died off and making fun was more profitable (professionally and in journalism) all of the old established data was ignored or, more accurately, was not read: established as a zoologist or a reporter WHY should you read old texts? Just go with what is convenient and mock anyone who tries to treat the matter seriously.
I cannot put all I have written into a brief comment but Arthur C Clarke and, more importantly (?), Sir David Attenborough (the latter in the book Li9fe on earth) both declared that they would never doubt the existence of 'sea monsters' or their being discovered. It was for this reason that I was often in touch with the Natural History Museum in London to forward photographs or remains washed ashore for identification.
Why are no "sea monsters" reported today? Maybe they are now so rare and avoid the noisy ships traversing the Oceans and seas. Maybe they have become extinct? Then, perhaps, they are seen but very few people in isolated waters tend to carry camera phones or cameras around deck with them. Even if they did they might be lost amongst the sea of You Tube fakery.
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