Shark Cage-Diving Industry Retools Image

By CLARE NULLIS, Associated Press Writer, General Science / Biology

A great white shark swims around the boat during a shark festival in Gansbaai, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007. The self-proclaimed Great White Capital of the world hosted a weekend festival to dispel the myths and misconceptions that have plagued the shark since the film "Jaws" which portrayed the mighty predator as an indiscriminate killing machine. (AP Photo/Obed Zilwa)

(AP) -- Blessed with clear waters and a high concentration of great white sharks, this sleepy fishing town has become the self-proclaimed capital of cage-diving - plunging underwater in a sturdy cage for a close-up look at one of nature's greatest predators.

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