VIDEO: Fishermen remove fishing line and plastic after 'whale came up for help'

Some Sydney fishermen have shared a video of a wonderful encounter they had with a Southern Right whale.

Michael Riggio, 17, and Ivan Iskenderian were heading home from a fishing trip when they saw the whale in Middle Harbour, north of the city.

They say that it came right up to the boat, almost as if it wanted them to do something.