Do you like to see sharks from your own home?
Volunteers are needed to identify sharks, skates and rays captured on underwater cameras.
To build a picture of the diversity of species, data from more than 90 hours needs to be recorded.
Thomson hoped to see an angel shark during his work on the project.
Natural Resources Wales and the Zoological Society of London are collaborating on a project called sharks inspiring action and research with communities.
During the summer of 2022, a special area off the Llyn Peninsula was used to film protected and critically-endangered species.
Everyone is now able to view the footage on the Instant Wild website.
Citizen scientists are asked to log the types of sharks, skates and rays they see in order to help researchers.
The scientist will review the footage but the citizen scientists will be the ones to make sure it's legit.
"We will be able to compare both the scientist and citizen scientist scores and data and it will improve the scientific data that we get out of this project."
The Instant Wild app has been used by Mr Thomson for a decade.
He said that he would like to see an angel shark.
I would be very excited to see a basking shark.
There are a lot of other things you can interest yourself in. The sharks, skates, and rays that you see on these cameras are going to be really interesting.
Sailor was surprised as a shark joined him.
Jake Davies grew up on the Llyn Peninsula and is now the project coordination for SIARC.
He said the fishing crews helped him find the liveliest spots.
Many people are surprised that we have sharks off the Welsh coast.
One of the most rare shark species in the world, the angel shark, can be found in Wales, along with the largest basking shark.
The project has delivered stunning images for the public.
Researchers hope to get a clear picture of life at the bottom of the sea.
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