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        | S:No | Food item | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Monthly average |  
        | 1 | Crustaceans | 71.6 | 75 | 64.3 | 72.9 | 62.2 | 79 | 51.5 | 62.1 | 60 | 68 | 74.6 | 76.7 | 68.15 |  
        | 2 | Polychaetes | 28.9 | 27.7 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 18.3 | 32.9 | 27.2 | 19.5 | 65 | 17.8 | 26.9 | 32.4 | 28.71 |  
        | 3 | Nematodes | 20.1 | 21.7 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 32.5 | 20.3 | 27.6 | 24.2 | 20 | 19.8 | 27.5 | 17.9 | 23.79 |  
        | 4 | Fish | 69.3 | 67.99 | 68.2 | 54.6 | 69.4 | 74.2 | 55.6 | 61.8 | 60 | 61.1 | 60.5 | 57.4 | 63.34 |  
        | 5 | Zooplankton | 49.9 | 48.6 | 49.2 | 52.4 | 56.6 | 56.3 | 50.2 | 59.1 | 53.7 | 55.8 | 55.2 | 57 | 53.66 |  
        | 6 | Phytoplankton | 45.5 | 39.7 | 45.8 | 37.45 | 41.5 | 38.95 | 40.7 | 44.2 | 39.3 | 41 | 39 | 40.4 | 41.12 |  
        | 7 | Bivalves | 26.6 | 32.6 | 25.3 | 31.39 | 30.4 | 62.7 | 30.5 | 28.3 | 34 | 32.4 | 31 | 30.3 | 32.96 |  
        | 8 | Gastropods | 19.5 | 20.9 | 21.8 | 25.4 | 24.4 | 24 | 23.9 | 35 | 30.1 | 28.4 | 26.6 | 28 | 25.66 |  
        | 9 | Sand | 23.5 | 25.6 | 24.5 | 19.5 | 21.2 | 24.5 | 18.6 | 25.4 | 27.5 | 28.4 | 27.6 | 28.3 | 24.55 |  
        | 10 | Digested matter | 15.4 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 13.6 | 12.5 | 13.6 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 13.58 |  
        | 11 | Miscellaneous | 41.5 | 53.1 | 45.8 | 38.6 | 34.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 35.6 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 43.5 | 48.5 | 40.26 |  |