January 23, 2020 – Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative

Scientists studying deep-ocean seafloor seeps use Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV), like the Mola Mola that the crew onboard the R/V Pelican is retrieving. Another AUV is the Eagle Ray sitting on its launch to the left. Photo Credit: Anja Diercks, University of Southern Mississippi

Study Describes Seabed Conditions at Oil and Gas Seep Site in Gulf of Mexico

January 23, 2020

Scientists employed autonomous underwater vehicle-borne seismo-acoustics and photography to provide insights into the origins, dynamics, and evolution of an active hydrocarbon seep in the Green Canyon Lease Block 600 (GC600).