A boatload of tourists on a whale watching trip were shocked to see hunters harpoon a whale right in front of them.

The boat's skipper Geir Maan tells ABC, "We were on our way out to the whale watching area when we passed a whaling boat."

Grey Whales are making a come back as birth rates rise after years of a depleting population.

Scientist blame the warming arctic waters, which are forcing the whales' prey further away and therefore harder to find. However, the whales may be using the warming conditions to their advantage--using breaks in the ice to find better routes to their prey, the fatty amphipod.

A Japanese restaurant has come up with a fried whaleburger to attract the younger set.

BBC reports that the sandwich, which features fried whale meat nestled in a bun with salad greens and lashings of mayonnaise and ketchup-based sauce, is the creation of a small whale restaurant in the town of Wada, about 100 km (62 miles) southeast of Tokyo.

The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Hawaii's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the finding along with information from other studies has led it to ask the Navy to reduce its sonar's power during exercises planned this summer in Hawaiian waters.

A five-member team from the Rhode Island Paranormal Research group visited Mystic Seaport on Friday night to spend time on the Charles W. Morgan, a wooden whaling ship where several visitors have reported seeing ghosts.

The 165-year-old craft made 37 ocean voyages in search of whales during the 60 years it was in use. About 1,000 men worked on the Morgan over those decades.