To say it was an unexpected discovery would be a massive understatement…almost as massive as the discovery itself. A Gray whale was spotted off the coast of Nantucket on March 1. A sight to behold, compounded by the fact the species was thought to be extinct in the Atlantic. Orla O'Brien, an Associate Research Scientist at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium, spoke with Vanessa Vander Valk.