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(Image credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, 2013 Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition)
Sonar and video gathered by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration ship Okeanos Explorer spotted 570 methane plumes offshore of the East Coast. Here are amazing images of these diverse ecosystems.
Methane hydrate
(Image credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program/2013 Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition)
A close-up of methane hydrate observed at a depth of 3,460 feet (1,055 meters) off the U.S. Atlantic Coast.
Mussel bed
(Image credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, 2013 Northeast U.S. Canyons Expedition)
A seep site south of Norfolk Canyon. These mussels have specialized bacteria that live in their gills and use the methane to make energy.
Becky Oskin covers Earth science, climate change and space, as well as general science topics. Becky was a science reporter at Live Science and The Pasadena Star-News; she has freelanced for New Scientist and the American Institute of Physics. She earned a master's degree in geology from Caltech, a bachelor's degree from Washington State University, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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