Editing Island (section)

==== Diet ====
The Polynesian diet got most of its protein from fishing.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dewailly |first=Eric |date=2008 |title=Fish consumption and health in French Polynesia |url=https://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/17/1/86.pdf |journal=Asia Pac J Clin Nutr |volume=17 |issue=1|pages=86–93 |pmid=18364332 }}</ref> Polynesians were known to fish close to shore, as well as in deep water. It was reported that [[Rapa Nui people]] were known to fish as far as {{cvt|500|km}} from shore at coral reefs.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=May 8, 2024 |title=Polynesian culture - Kinship, Social Hierarchy {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Polynesia/Kinship-and-social-hierarchy |access-date=July 5, 2024 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Spearfishing|Spear]], [[Fishing line|line]], and [[Fishing net|net]] fishing were all used,<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |last=Tiare Tuuhia |first=Hakai |date=November 10, 2023 |title=How an Ancient Practice Aids Marine Conservation |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/rahui-and-the-art-of-marine-conservation-180983179/ |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}</ref> to catch [[tuna]] as well as [[sharks]] and [[stingrays]].<ref name=":12" /> Island cultures also cultivate native and non-native crops.<ref name=":8" /> Polynesians grew the native [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]], [[taro]], [[breadfruit]], [[banana]], [[coconut]] and other fruits and vegetables.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Haden |first=Roger |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sH7DEAAAQBAJ&dq=foods+grown+on+islands&pg=PP1 |title=Food Culture in the Pacific Islands |date=August 10, 2009 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-0-313-34493-0 |pages=59–67 |language=en}}</ref> Different island climates made different resources more important, such as the Hawaiian islands being home to [[irrigated]] fields of taro,<ref name=":25" /> whereas in some islands, like Tahiti, breadfruit was more widely cultivated and [[fermented]] in order to preserve it.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The island fruit that caused a mutiny |url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180517-the-island-fruit-that-caused-a-mutiny |access-date=July 13, 2024 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> There is archeological evidence that Canary Islanders would chew the roots of [[ferns]] for sustenance, a practice that wore heavily on their [[molars]].<ref name=":8" /> These islanders would also grow [[barley]] and raised livestock such as [[goats]].<ref name=":8" />