BROCK ISLAND, R.I. – Scientists announced Tuesday that they filmed for the first time ever a white shark swimming off the coast of Rhode Island .

Underwater footage showed the animal swimming in light teal waters near Block Island. According to officials with the Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI), the shark was likely a juvenile shark and one that had never been seen before.

Officials noted the shark sighting was a "needle in the haystack."

"These small white sharks can be so elusive we didn't know if it would ever happen," said Jon Dodd, executive director of the ASI.

The animal was filmed using ASI’s Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems, or BRUVs, officials said. BRUVs are custom-built systems that involve waterproof cameras set inside protective housing and are installed on the sea f

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