The graph below shows the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the weekly consumption of

fish

and other types of meat, namely

chicken

,

beef

, and

lamb

, in one European country from 1979 to 2004.

Overall

, the

grams

of consumed

chicken

rose steadily throughout the

period

,

while

the figure for

beef

and

lamb

experienced a downward trajectory. The consumption of

fish

remained relatively stable over the whole

period

. Regarding

beef

and

lamb

, in 1979, the amount of

beef

eaten was the highest, showing around 220

grams

per person per week and

then

, it fell sharply by nearly 50

grams

in 1981. Starting in 1982, it showed a dramatic rise for a

while

and

then

, dropped significantly from 240

grams

to almost 120

grams

in the final year. The proportion of

lamb

also

showed a similar pattern, beginning at 150

grams

in 1979 and ending close to 75

grams

in 2004. Turning to

chicken

and

fish

, the amount of

chicken

consumed stood at just under 150

grams

per week in 1979. It overtook the

beef

with just over 200

grams

in 1989 and continued its upward trend until the end of the

period

.

In contrast

, the figure for

fish

remained relatively steady throughout the whole

period

, from 60

grams

weekly consumption in 1979 to around 40

grams

in 2004.