More than 80,000 small cetaceans or aquatic mammals were killed last year, a new report by international wildlife NGOs Pro Wildlife and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) reveals. The report, which gives a global overview of directed hunts on small whales, dolphins and porpoises, notes that the actual numbers are estimated to be much higher. Small cetaceans are not regulated by any international convention or intergovernmental agency, resulting in poor documentation and reporting of their exploitation. The exponential growth in commercial use of dolphin meat as bait and increased human c…