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What is better than seeing one great white shark for researchers? How about eight of the large ocean predators.

An alert was sent out this afternoon because a spotter pilot saw eight great white sharks off Nauset Beach in Orleans, according to the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy. That group operates the Sharktivity app that sends out shark alerts.

One of the sharks was seen close to shore, according to the conservancy.

Swimmers are typically banned from the water for an hour after a shark sighting, as long as there are no further sightings during that time period.

Read more about the state's shark study and how many sharks have been tagged in recent years.

See this interactive map of where great white sharks swim around the Cape.