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

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of local catches and

imports

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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 is greater than

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. Units are measured in metric

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. At the beginning of the period, local catches accounted for 2,677 metric

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,

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imports

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were only 464.5 metric

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. The total

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

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of local catches and

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reached a peak of approximately 9,000 metric

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. Looking at the figures, after 2009, local catches slightly decreased to 6,831.4 metric

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.

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, in the same year,

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continued to increase and remained stable until 2013.

At the end

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of the period, the total was only 5,814.7 metric

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, a decrease of approximately 30% from its peak.

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, both

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and local catches were 5,031.9 and 782.7 metric

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, respectively.