Secrets of the Seep documentary

WFSU produced a documentary covering a research cruise offshore Oregon to Astoria Canyon (2023) and smaller campaigns to the Hydrate Ridge seep system (2024) to study the cycling dynamics of dissolved organic matter at methane seeps. Understanding how much natural gas may be available to extraction requires a careful understanding of the transport and fate of methane near the seafloor of methane seeps. John Pohlman was one of the Principal Investigators for the study, both he and Ellen Lalk are Research Chemists and represented USGS on the research cruise.

The 26-minute video is available for streaming on both YouTube and the PBS app through their station. Read the blog and watch the documentary.