Seriously, who shoots a whale?

I think this guy has some other problems.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/02/cape_may_fisherman_charged_with_firing_at_pilot_wh.html

Seriously, who shoots at whales?

"Defendant Archibald claimed that he had 'sprayed' bullets at pilot whales in a an effort to chase them away and that at times the whales might have been close to the Capt. Bob."

Pilot whales pose no danger to boats, or people... because they eat squid.

A NYT article (not linking to it, they paywall and are weird) writes that he was trying to chase them away from his lines.   He'd be better off with some kind of cannon or other noisemakers - which would also probably scare off the fish.

From another article:
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/down-the-shore/78722-jersey-shore-fisherman-faces-criminal-charges-for-shooting-at-whales

Also, nearly a month before the pilot whale washed ashore, defendant Archibald posted a Facebook photograph of a tuna head on a hook with the caption, “thanks a lot pilot whales.” 

Sounds like this guy got sick of them eating his tuna, so he shot one.