If it avoids predators, such as cormorants, seals, dolphins, and even killer whales, it will arrive there and feed on certain large zooplankton and sand eels, as well as herring, capelin, and other fish.
Kui lõhe suudab pääseda kormoranide, hüljeste, delfiinide ja ka mõõkvaalade eest, jõuab ta merre, kus hakkab toituma zooplanktonist, tobiastest, heeringatest, moivadest ja teistest kaladest.