The bar chart below shows numbers of seals, whales and dolphins recorded in the Gormez Straits from 2006 to 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The given bar graph provides information about how many marine animals were registered between 2006 and 2018 in the Gomera Straits.

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the number of

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shows a stable increase over the period, the rate of the other two sorts of aquatic animals indicates fluctuations. Regarding 2006, seals were the most numerous species in the Gomera Straits, at just over 40 individuals,

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whales accounted for approximately 25, and

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were the least common at under 20. By 2010, the number of seals had declined sharply to around 25, bringing them close to the figures for whales and

dolphins

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, which stood at roughly 27 and 23 , respectively.

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year marked the point at which the three species showed the smallest difference in population size. From 2014 onwards, differing trends became more evident. The seal population recovered to about 35 in 2014 and rose

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to nearly 45 by 2018. Whale numbers fluctuated only slightly over the period, increasing modestly from just over 20 in 2014 to around 28 in the final year.

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experienced the most significant growth, climbing from approximately 33 in 2014 to just above 50 in 2018, making them the most numerous species

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of the period.