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.

The table represents the data related to the regional

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catchment and imports into Perth Australia between 2004 and 2014.

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, there was a fluctuation in

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supply in the country by local catching and foreign purchases over the given decade. looking into details, in 2009 the total

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amount in the country was the highest reaching 8949 metric tons. As regards local fishing, it started at 26677.7 metric tons in 2004,

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increased significantly during the next 4 years and came to a peak at 8136.2 metric tons. During the rest of the period, the regional fishing amount experienced a gradual drop and reached a trough in 2012. Next ,there was a slow rise during the next couple of years. Meanwhile, the imports of

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saw a similar kind of variation, but the peak was observed at 1204 in 2010. It is interesting to note that

at the end

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of the observation period purchasing from foreign countries showed a sharp decrease compared to the previous year.