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

The given graph illustrates the quantity of

fish

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and a variety of meat, namely

chicken

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,

beef

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, and

lamb

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, (which was) consumed in a country in Europe over a quarter of a century starting from 1979.

Overall

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, the

amount

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of

chicken

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ingested witnessed an upward trend,

whereas

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a reverse pattern could be observed in the data on

beef

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,

fish

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, and

lamb

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over the years shown.

In addition

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, the

amount

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of

fish

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intake stayed at the lowest rank during the surveyed period. In 1979, the

amount

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of

beef

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eaten weekly was highest, at over 200

grams

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per person. The figures for

chicken

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and

lamb

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were lower, at around 140

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and exactly 150

grams

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.

Fish

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consumption,

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, accounted for the lowest value/ number among the four types of food, at roughly 60

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. After reaching a peak of approximately 240

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in 1984,

beef

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ingestion experienced a gradual fall to somewhere in the vicinity of 100

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in 2004.

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, there was a fluctuating decline in the data on

lamb

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of 100

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to a low of 50

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in the final year,

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that of

fish

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stayed relatively unchanged at a hover of about 50

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until 1994, and

then

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it slightly dropped to about 40

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at the same time.

By contrast

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, the period from 1979 to 2004 saw a fluctuating increase in the

amount

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of

chicken

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ingested to a high of roughly 250

grams

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