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 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.
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The table gives a detailed breakdown in metric
tons
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of how much
fish
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was caught locally and how much was imported over a
ten year
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period in Perth, Australia. There was a considerably larger volume of locally caught
fish
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than imported
fish
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over the entire period.
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volume of locally caught
fish
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increased dramatically in the first four years before peaking in 2008 at 8136.2 metric
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and
then
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decreasing every year after that,
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it did recover slightly in the final year to 5031.9
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. With regards to levels of imported
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fish
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there was much more fluctuation than with locally caught, ranging from 231.6
tons
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in 2005 to 1227.3
tons
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in 2012.
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, the
overall
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trend shows an increase over the period with considerably more
fish
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being supplied internationally.
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, we can see that Perth was not very reliant on imported
fish
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and was able to provide a large amount domestically. When looking at total volumes of
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, we can see that amounts increased until 2009 and
then
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dropped off.
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, Perth seems to be more reliant on
fish
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imports than in the past.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "however, overall".
Vocabulary: Replace the words tons, fish with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "considerably" was used 2 times.
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