The Isle of Man's beaches and water quality have taken another bashing in the latest annual survey by the Marine Conservation Society.
Out of 18 beaches tested, only Derbyhaven is recommended in the organisation's Good Beach Guide, and three locations failed the minimum legal water quality standard.
The MCS's Thomas Bell says he and his colleagues have been disappointed with the lack of progress on the IRIS scheme, particularly in the north and west of the Island, which means sewage is still being being piped into the sea.
He says standards have dropped throughout the British Isles, partly due to last year's wet summer, and told Manx Radio:
"... and the Isle of Man, within that picture, hasn't got any worse ironically, but it wasn't all that good to start with to be frank, and the only place we have consistently recommended on the Island is Derbyhaven.
"The problem is really a combination of this still raw sewage discharge coming out from parts of the Island, combined with things like livestock - cattle and sheep - depositing waste on the land, and that getting flushed into the sea when it rains hard."
More on Friday's Mandate.
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