BOSTON – A fisherman has been bitten on the arm by a type of shark called a dogfish off the coast of Massachusetts and has been rescued by the Coast Guard.
The Coast Guard received a radio call Tuesday morning from the captain of the 26-foot fishing boat Miss Molly reporting he was bitten while fishing alone 16 miles from Cape Ann, just northeast of Boston.
Adult dogfish can be 3 to 5 feet long. East Coast fishermen catch millions of pounds of them every year.
The Coast Guard launched a rescue boat crew along with Gloucester (GLAH’-stur) Fire Department personnel.
The fisherman was given medical treatment before reaching a Coast Guard station. He is in stable condition but is expected to be taken to a hospital for further treatment.
