A giant fish has been swimming near a Massachusetts town, and the police want people to stop calling 911 about it

• A giant sunfish was seen in a cove in Wareham, Massachusetts, earlier this week.
• The sighting prompted dozens of calls to the police from concerned residents, who weren't sure if it was a fish, shark, or seal, according to the Cape Cod Times.
• The Wareham Department of Natural Resources investigated and found the fish to be safe.
• "The sunfish is FINE. Dont be jealous just because its not swimming weather anymore!" the agency said. "PLEASE STOP CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS SUNFISH!!"

The police in a coastal town in Massachusetts had to tell people to stop calling 911 about a giant fish that recently visited a nearby cove.

Dozens of people called the police in Wareham earlier this week when they spotted the ocean sunfish, thinking it was a shark or a seal, according to the Cape Cod Times.

The Wareham Department of Natural Resources investigated after being told about the concerned calls.

Officials found the sunfish — which is formally known as a Mola and can grow up to 11 feet long and can weigh as much as 5,000 pounds — to being doing just fine.

"We have checked on it, and it is doing normal sunfish activities," the department said on Facebook. "Its swimming. It is not stranded or suffering. The sunfish is FINE. Dont be jealous just because its not swimming weather anymore!"

"PLEASE STOP CALLING THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS SUNFISH!!" the department added.

Carol Carson, the president of the New England Coastal Wildlife Alliance, told the Cape Cod Times that sunfish were regularly seen in the fall and sometimes got stuck in coves or get left behind in high tides.

She said they're generally harmless but would spit if antagonized.

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