Surfers Against Sewage is calling for an end to sewage pollution along the UK's coastline.
The group says more than 440,000 hours of sewage and water mix were pumped out of England's coastline last year, including for more than 5,000 hours on the Isle of Wight, the Isle of Wight County Press reports.
"We deserve clean seas," says a volunteer for the group.
"These exceptional circumstances will only increase with climate change.
We are the custodians of our waters and need demand action to ensure our marine ecosystems and our health are not detrimentally affected by sewage pollution."
Surfers Against Sewage says there were nearly 40,000 hours of sewage and water mix pumping, over more than 1,600 days, in 2023 on the Isle of Wight.
The group says the longest pumping session, into a protected chalk stream at Calbourne, lasted 1,673 hours.
"Just like our customers, we care deeply about the health of our rivers and seas, so we are working hard to cut their use across our entire coastline," says a spokesman for Southern Water, which is responsible for pumping out more than half of England's sewage.
The company says it's investing "significant money and resources" to reduce sewage pollution.
But Friends of the Earth says Southern Water's plan is "
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