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 GANSBAAI, South Africa (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.
But the multimillion dollar industry is increasingly the target of critics who say it is teaching sharks to associate people with food by luring them to boats with hunks of bait.
So local shark tour operators hosted a Great White weekend festival to persuade locals that there is no link between attacks on humans and the industry that has transformed their town into a draw for adrenaline junkies.
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