The ruling, which was a major victory for conservation groups, requires the agency to renew the ban on gillnet fishing in about 3,000 square miles of water south and east of Nantucket.

Some fishermen caught the moment two whales came close to their boat off of Nantucket. This happened while they were out tuna fishing east of the island on Monday.

The ride to Nantucket is 12 to 14 hours and the boat leaves at night so anglers can be fishing by early morning the next day. Fishermen get two full days at the rail and part of the third. "Most ...