2003 Seattle Annual Meeting (November 2–5, 2003)

PAULL, Charles K., MBARI, Moss Landing, CA 95039, USSLER III, William, MBARI and DILLON, William P., USGS, Woods Hole, MA 02543, Paull@mbari.org, Paull@mbari.org

KENNETT, James P.¹, HILL, Tessa M.¹ and BEHL, Richard J.², (1)Department of Geological Sciences and Marine Science Institute, Univ of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9630, (2)Department of Geological Sciences, California State Univ - Long Beach, Long Beach, CA 90840-3902, kennett@geol.ucsb.edu, kennett@geol.ucsb.edu

SOBECKY, Patricia A., School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 310 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, MILLS, Heath J. and MARTINEZ, Robert J., patricia.sobecky@biology.gatech.edu, patricia.sobecky@biology.gatech.edu

COLLETT, Timothy S., Energy Resources Program, U.S. Geol Survey, Denver Federal Center, Box 25046, Mailstop-939, Denver, CO 80225-0046, tcollett@usgs.gov, tcollett@usgs.gov

KVENVOLDEN, Keith A., U.S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS999, Menlo Park, CA 94025, kkvenvolden@usgs.gov, kkvenvolden@usgs.gov

HUTCHINSON, Deborah R.¹, HART, Patrick E.², DUGAN, Brandon¹, GERESI, Erika³, SLITER, Ray² and NEWMAN, Kori¹, (1)USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (2)USGS, MS 999, 345 Middlefield R, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology, Univ of Mississippi, 220 Old Chemistry Building, University, MS 38677, dhutchinson@usgs.gov, dhutchinson@usgs.gov

LORENSON, Thomas D.¹, WINTERS, William J.², PAULL, Charles K.³, USSLER III, William and DOUGHERTY, Jennifer A.¹, (1)U. S. Geol Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd. MS999, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geol Survey, 384 Woods Hole Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)MBARI, Moss Landing, CA, tlorenson@usgs.gov, tlorenson@usgs.gov

GERESI, Erika J.¹, HUTCHINSON, Deborah R.², HART, Patrick E.³ and MCGEE, Thomas M.¹, (1)Center for Marine Resources and Environmental Technology, Univ of Mississippi, 220 Old Chemistry Building, University, MS 38677, (2)USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (3)USGS, MS 999, 345 Middlefield R, Menlo Park, CA 94025, erikag@olemiss.edu, erikag@olemiss.edu

OKUDA, Yoshihisa, Geol Survey Japan,AIST, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8567, Japan, okuda.gsj@aist.go.jp, okuda.gsj@aist.go.jp

TSUJI, Yoshihiro¹, OCHIAI, Koji², NAMIKAWA, Takatoshi¹, SHIMIZU, Shoshiro¹, HAYASHI, Masao¹, OIKAWA, Nobutaka¹, NAKAMIZU, Masaru¹, MATSUSHIMA, Jun¹, SHIMIZU, Toshihide³ and SHIBATA, Takeshi⁴, (1)Methane Hydrate Research Project Team, Technology Rsch Ctr, Japan National Oil Corporation, 1-2-2, Hamada, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, 261-0025, Japan, (2)Methane Hydrate Research Project Team, Technology Rsch Ctr, Japan National Oil Corporation, 1-2-2, Hamada, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, 261-0025, (3)Teikoku Oil Co., Ltd, 1-31-10, Hatagaya, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 151-8565, Japan, (4)JAPEX Co., Ltd, 2-2-20, Higashishinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 140-0002, Japan, tsuji-y@jnoc.go.jp, tsuji-y@jnoc.go.jp

PASTERIS, Jill Dill¹, BREWER, Peter G.², WHITE, Sheri N.², PELTZER, Edward T.², WOPENKA, Brigitte³ and FREEMAN, John J.³, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Dr., CB 1169, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, (2)Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, 7700 Sandholdt Rd, Moss Landing, CA 95039-9644, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington Univ, Campus Box 1169, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899, PASTERIS@LEVEE.WUSTL.EDU, PASTERIS@LEVEE.WUSTL.EDU

FREIFELD, Barry M., KNEAFSEY, Timothy J., PRUESS, Jacob and TOMUTSA, Liviu, Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Barkeley National Lab, MS 90-1116, One Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720, bmfreifeld@lbl.gov, bmfreifeld@lbl.gov

OSEGOVIC, John P., AMES, Audra L., HOLMAN, Sarah A., MAX, Michael D. and YOUNG Jr, James C., Marine Desalination Systems, Suite 461, 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036, mmax@mdswater.com, mmax@mdswater.com

PERISSORATIS, Constantine, Department of Geology and Geological Mapping, Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Greece, 70 Mesoyion Str, Athens, 11527, AMANN Sr, Hans, Maritime Technic, Technishe Universitadt Berlin, Miller Breslau Str. D-10623, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, D-10623, FRANCIS Sr, Tim, Geotek Ltd, 3 Faraday Close, Daventry, Northants, NN11 5RD, UK, Northants, NN11 5RD, UK and WESTBROOK, Graham, School of Earth Science, Univ of Birmingham, Edgbaston PO Box 363, Birmingham, B13 2TT, United Kingdom, prs@igme.gr, prs@igme.gr