The table below shows local catches and imports of fresh fish into Perth, Australia for the years 2004 - 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The table illustrates the figures regarding local catches and imports of fresh

fish

into Perth, one of the states of Australia for a decade from 2004 to 2014.

Overall

, the table provides data in metric

tons

for locally caught and imported

fish

into Perth, Australia for the years 2004 to 2014. During the whole period, local catches increased from 2004 until 2008. After that, it decreased from 2009 to 2013 and

then

rose again in 2014.

In addition

to

this

, mostly fresh

fish

were imported from other countries in the years 2009, 2010 and 2012. Collectively, a large amount of

fish

has been used in Perth from 2008 to 2010. On one hand, local fishery continued to rise for the first half-decade (2004 to 2008) from 2677.7 to 8136.2 metric

tons

.

While

its value reduced to 4739.9 metric

tons

from 2009 to 2013.

On the other hand

, the value of imported

fish

fluctuates over the time period. It reaches at peak in the years 2009, 2010 and 2012 with 1104.1, 1203.7 and 1227.3 metric

tons

. In total, most of the

fish

are consumed from 2008 to 2010.