Reports of great whites are the first in the Atlantic Ocean , state officials say . Beaches in Chatham , Massachusetts , closed after the storm . Great white sharks are relatively rare in New England , state officials say . The taggings took place in the waters near Chatham , Massachusetts , two days after Greg Skomal , shark expert for the Division of Marine Fisheries , reported as many as five large sharks were seen near Monomoy Island , a National Wildlife Refuge off the southern elbow of Cape Cod . Tags will let scientists track the two species .
Reports of great whites are the first in the Atlantic Ocean , state officials say . Beaches in Chatham , Massachusetts , closed after the storm . Great white sharks are relatively rare in New England , state officials say . Tags will let scientists track the two species .