Fishermen blame environmentalists for whales bashing boats

By Ted Cohen/Maine Wire

Old Thom, a North Atlantic orca known for being the only killer whale regularly sighted in the Gulf of Maine, wants a lawyer.

Thom is refusing to answer questions relating to what he can spill about a growing incidence of orcas in the Northeast Atlantic ramming fishermen’s boats.

Some fishermen have a theory as to what may be behind the recent spate of orcas attacking their vessels.

As outlandish as it may sound, the thinking is that orcas are being taught by animal-rights activists to ram fishermen’s boats.

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