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August 3rd, 2010
10:00 AM ET
Summer of the sharks
A great white shark is attracted by a lure on October 19, 2009 in Gansbaai, South Africa. (Getty Images)
(CNN) – Some are calling this the "summer of sharks." Great whites have been spotted close to shore on Cape Cod and New Jersey, forcing beaches to close. Andy Dehart is a marine biologist and shark adviser for the Discovery Channel. He joined us on Tuesday's American Morning to explain our fascination with the great white shark. Watch 
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that's right scare the beach goers even more just for a cheap story.... your more likely to get hit by lightning then attacked by a shark... but it sure keeps the sandals and sox's crowd off the boardwalks and beaches... in these boomtimes nothing helps more then scarin folks into staying home....