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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of local catches and

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in Perth, Australia over a 10-year period.

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,

it is clear that

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the

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of local catches

bigger

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than

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.

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are measured in metric

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. At the beginning of the period, local catch accounted

2677

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metric

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while

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imports

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only

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464.5 metric

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. The total

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has significantly increased and doubled in 2007. Following that, in 2009, the total

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of local

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apply

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import

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reached

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peak which approximately 9000 metric

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. Looking at the figures, after 2009 local catches

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slightly decreased which was only 6831,4 metric

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.

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, in the same year, the

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still increase and remain the same until 2013.

At the end

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of the period, the total was only 5814,7 and decreased by approximately 30% from its peak. It is

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the same for both

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and local 5031,9 and 782,7 metric

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, respectively.