Water pollution can cause a range of infections for bathers, including gastroenteritis, says the Good Beach Guide.

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The number ranked excellent in the annual Good Beach Guide has again fallen below the UK average.

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The main beach in Weston-super-Mare received a pass in the MCS Good Beach Guide study, which focuses entirely on water quality standards and the risk of sewage pollution.

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In March, wet weather was also blamed for a fall in the number of Welsh beaches reaching the top EU bathing water standard in the Marine Conservation Society's Good Beach Guide.

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Mr. SEAN CARPENTER (River Guide, Port of Gold Beach, Oregon): There have been days where maybe a hundred fish were caught, hooked all day, and 25 landed.

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Remains of their watch towers, temples and fortresses built around the bay still dot the beach, part of the Olympos Natural Park, and can be explored independently or with a guide.

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