Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Historically, marine mammals were hunted by coastal aboriginal humans for food and other resources. The effects of this were only localised as hunting efforts were on a relatively small scale. Later large scale commercial hunting was developed. Marine mammals were heavily exploited, leading to the extinction of some species.Today, the exploitation of marine mammals is much reduced. However, a 2011 study found that the number of humans eating marine mammals is increasing. According to the study’s lead author, Martin Robards, "Some of the most commonly eaten animals are small cetaceans like the lesser dolphins... That was a surprise since only a decade ago there had only been only scattered reports of this happening".. }
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- Marine_mammals_as_food abstract "Historically, marine mammals were hunted by coastal aboriginal humans for food and other resources. The effects of this were only localised as hunting efforts were on a relatively small scale. Later large scale commercial hunting was developed. Marine mammals were heavily exploited, leading to the extinction of some species.Today, the exploitation of marine mammals is much reduced. However, a 2011 study found that the number of humans eating marine mammals is increasing. According to the study’s lead author, Martin Robards, "Some of the most commonly eaten animals are small cetaceans like the lesser dolphins... That was a surprise since only a decade ago there had only been only scattered reports of this happening".".