Partner: University of Maine, Walpole
![Methane seeps from the benthos in the Atlantic. Credit: NOAA Ocean Exploration](https://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Methane_vents_ATL_canyons_ROV_2017_NOAA_OceanExploration-768x432.webp)
- PI(s): Cristina Schultz
- Fiscal Year Funded: 2023
Why we care The ocean seafloor, or benthos, serves as the only long-term storage of oceanic carbon on geologic timescales. However, the interaction between ocean water and sediments and its..